Lithospheric roots beneath western Laurentia: The geochemical signal in mantle garnets

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1027-1051

  Canil, D ^a   Schulze, D J ^b   Hall, D ^c   Hearn Jr , B C ^d   Milliken, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARNETS; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEISMOLOGY;

XENOCRYSTS;

LITHOLOGY;

GARNET; GEOCHEMISTRY; KIMBERLITE; LAURENTIA; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE; TRACE ELEMENT;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242490326     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e03-003     Document Type: Article

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