Identification of chemical sedimentary protoliths using iron isotopes in the > 3750 Ma Nuvvuagittuq supracrustal belt, Canada

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 254, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 358-376

  Dauphas, Nicolas ^a,b   Cates, Nicole L ^c   Mojzsis, Stephen J ^c   Busigny, Vincent ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Archean; BIF; Iron; Isotopes; Metamorphism; Sediment

Indexed keywords

IRON ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE COMPOSITION; PROTOLITHS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETITE; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; IRON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PROTOLITH; PYROXENE; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 33846588857     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.11.042     Document Type: Article

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