Sedimentary cover of the Canadian shield through mesozoic time reflected by Nd isotopic and geochemical results for the Sverdrup Basin, Arctic Canada

Journal of Geology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-57

  Patchett, P J ^a   Embry, A F ^b   Ross, G M ^b   Beauchamp, B ^b   Harrison, J C ^b   Mayr, U ^b   Isachsen, C E ^a   Rosenberg, E J ^a   Spence, G O ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATON; MESOZOIC; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT THICKNESS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; SVERDRUP BASIN;

EID: 1642488137     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/379691     Document Type: Article

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