Continental mafic magmatism of different ages in the same terrane: Constraints on the evolution of an enriched mantle source

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-338

  Murphy, J Brendan ^a   Dostal, Jaroslav ^b  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avalon terrane; Continental basalts; Enriched mantle; Sm Nd isotopes

Indexed keywords

AVALON TERRANE; ENRICHED MANTLE; FELSIC ROCKS; MAFIC ROCKS;

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

PETROLOGY;

BASALT; CAMBRIAN; DEVONIAN; FELSIC ROCK; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; ORDOVICIAN; PROTEROZOIC; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING; TERRANE;

ANTIGONISH HIGHLANDS; AVALON ZONE; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 34147189624     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23072A.1     Document Type: Article

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