Source and tectono-metamorphic evolution of mafic and pelitic metasedimentary rocks from the central Quetico metasedimentary belt, Archean Superior Province of Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 155-177

  Valli, Franck ^a   Guillot, Stephane ^b   Hattori, Kéiko H ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean accretionary prism; Archean subduction zone; Archean tectonics; Geochemistry of clastic sedimentary rocks; Geothermal gradient; Monazite geochronology; Provenance

Indexed keywords

LEAD; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ARCHEAN; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENT; PROVENANCE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ARTICLE; CANADA; EVALUATION; EVOLUTION; PRESSURE; ROCK; SEDIMENTATION; TEMPERATURE;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 2442466639     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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