The Caldwell group lavas of southern Quebec: MORB-like tholeiites associated with the opening of lapetus ocean

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 999-1019

  Bédard, Jean H ^a   Stevenson, Ross ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; IAPETUS OCEAN; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; THOLEIITE;

CANADA; QUEBEC;

EID: 0343775686     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-018     Document Type: Article

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