Geochemical evolution of magmatism in Archean granite-greenstone terrains

Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-239

  Samsonov, A V ^a   Larionova, Yu O ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Crust; Geochemistry; Granite greenstone terrains; Lithospheric mantle; Magmatism; Meso ; Neoarchean; Paleo ; Sanukitoid series; Tholeiitic and calc alkaline associations

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CALC ALKALINE ROCK; CRUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; GREENSTONE; MAGMATISM; ORTHOANDESITE; TERRAIN; THOLEIITE;

EID: 33750975935     PISSN: 08695938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0869593806030014     Document Type: Article

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