Cordierite-gedrite rocks from the Central Metasedimentary Belt boundary thrust zone (Grenville Province, Ontario): Mesoproterozoic metavolcanic rocks with affinities to the Composite Arc Belt

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1815-1828

  Peck, William H ^a   Smith, Michael S ^b  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LITHOLOGY; PETROLOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IGNEOUS PROTOLITHS; METAVOLCANIC ROCKS;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

METASEDIMENT; METAVOLCANIC ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; THRUST;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; GRENVILLE PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33644921309     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-071     Document Type: Article

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