SHRIMP U-Pb geochronology of detrital zircons from the Treasure Lake Group - New evidence for Paleoproterozoic collisional tectonics in the southern Hottah terrane, northwestern Canadian Shield

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 833-845

  Gandhi, S S ^a   van Breemen, O ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Canada ^*  (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; ZIRCON;

DETRITAL ZIRCON GRAINS; PALEOPROTEROZOIC COLLISIONAL TECTONICS; TREASURE LAKE GROUP;

TECTONICS;

PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM SERIES DATING; ZIRCON;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27344450236     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-021     Document Type: Article

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