Development of late Paleozoic volcanic arcs in the Canadian Cordillera: An example from the Klinkit Group, northern British Columbia and southern Yukon

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 907-924

  Simard, Renée Luce ^a   Dostal, Jaroslav ^b   Roots, Charlie F ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

VOLCANIC ARCS;

EARTH SCIENCES;

CORDILLERA; GEOCHEMISTRY; PALEOZOIC; PETROGENESIS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VOLCANIC ROCK;

CANADA;

EID: 0141527457     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e03-025     Document Type: Article

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