Chemical and isotopic evidence for widespread Eoarchean metasedimentary enclaves in southern West Greenland

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 4229-4257

  Cates, Nicole L ^a   Mojzsis, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 33746827336     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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