Age and geochemistry of late neoproterozoic and Early Cambrian igneous rocks in southern New Brunswick: Similarities and contrasts

Atlantic Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-73

  Barr, Sandra M ^a   White, Chris E ^b   Miller, Brent V ^c  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCK; PROTEROZOIC;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1842783405     PISSN: 08435561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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