Geochemistry and geodynamic implications of the Mesoproterozoic English Bay granite-rhyolite complex, northwestern Ontario

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1329-1338

  Hollings, Pete ^a   Fralick, Philip ^a   Kissin, Stephen ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; GRANITE; LAKES; LANDFORMS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; ZONING;

GEODYNAMICS; LAKE NIPIGON; RHYOLITES; SUPRASUBDUCTION ZONES;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; MANTLE PLUME; PROTEROZOIC; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RHYOLITE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12444300159     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E04-077     Document Type: Article

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