Mafic intrusions in southwestern Siberia and implications for a Neoproterozoic connection with Laurentia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 260-278

  Gladkochub, D P ^a   Wingate, M T D ^b   Pisarevsky, S A ^b   Donskaya, T V ^a   Mazukabzov, A M ^a   Ponomarchuk, V A ^c   Stanevich, A M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF THE EARTH S CRUST   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Geochronology; Laurentia; Mafic intrusion; Neoproterozoic; Rodinia; Siberia

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; LAURENTIA; METAMORPHIC FEATURE; PROTEROZOIC; SILL; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ALASKA; CHUKCHI; CHUKCHI PENINSULA; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744914836     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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