Contrasting Archean and Proterozoic lithospheric mantle: Isotopic evidence from the Shonkin Sag sill (Montana)

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-181

  Greenough, John D ^a   Kyser, T Kurtis ^b  

^a OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LEAD-LEAD DATING; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PROTEROZOIC;

MONTANA; SHONKIN SAG; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037789569     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-002-0435-9     Document Type: Article

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