Basement terrane correlations and crustal recycling in the western Superior Province: Nd isotopic character of granitoid and felsic volcanic rocks in the Wabigoon subprovince, N. Ontario, Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-274

  Tomlinson, Kirsty Y ^a,b,d   Stott, Greg M ^c   Percival, John A ^a   Stone, Denver ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^c Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basement; Crustal recycling; Mesoarchean; Nd isotopes; Terranes

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE; NEODYMIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ARCHEAN; BASEMENT ROCK; CRUSTAL RECYCLING; GRANITOID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; TERRANE;

CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHRONOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGY; GRANITE; HISTORY; LAKE; LAND BIOME; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NATURAL SCIENCE; REVIEW; RIVER; ROCK; SAMPLE; SAMPLING; SEA; VOLCANO;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; SUPERIOR PROVINCE; WABIGOON BELT;

EID: 3342928858     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2003.12.017     Document Type: Article

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