Hf isotopes in zircon from the western Superior province, Canada: Implications for Archean crustal development and evolution of the depleted mantle reservoir

Precambrian Research

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 132-156

  Davis, D W ^a   Amelin, Y ^a   Nowell, G M ^b,c   Parrish, R R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hf isotopes Archean; Superior province; U Pb geochronology; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HAFNIUM; MANTLE SOURCE; ZIRCON;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; SUPERIOR PROVINCE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 26844529449     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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