Paleoproterozoic crustal genesis: Calc-alkaline magmatism of the Torngat Orogen, Voisey's Bay Area, Labrador

Precambrian Research

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 55-85

  Rawlings Hinchey, Alana M ^b   Sylvester, Paul J ^a   Myers, John S ^a   Dunning, Greg R ^a   Kosler, Jan ^a,c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Calc alkaline; Crustal growth; Geochronology; Magmatism; Paleoproterozoic; Torngat Orogen

Indexed keywords

LANTHANIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

BATHOLITH; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; OROGENY; PETROGENESIS; PROTEROZOIC;

ARTICLE; CHRONOLOGY; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRANITE; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MELTING POINT; PALEONTOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; ROCK; SAMPLE;

CANADA; LABRADOR; VOISEY BAY;

EID: 0038810169     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(03)00077-9     Document Type: Article

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