Pre-3750 Ma supracrustal rocks from the Nuvvuagittuq supracrustal belt, northern Québec

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 255, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 9-21

  Cates, N L ^a   Mojzsis, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Archean; geochemistry; geochronology; Nuvvuagittuq; Superior Province; supracrustal

Indexed keywords

SUPRACRUSTAL BELT; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCKS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LITHOLOGY;

ROCKS;

AMPHIBOLITE; ARCHEAN; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LITHOLOGY; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 33847057666     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.11.034     Document Type: Article

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