The magmatic evolution of the Midcontinent rift: New geochronologic and geochemical evidence from felsic magmatism

Precambrian Research

Volumn 157, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 235-268

  Vervoort, Jeff D ^a   Wirth, Karl ^b   Kennedy, Bryan ^b   Sandland, Travis ^b   Harpp, Karen S ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Colgate University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal evolution; Granite; Granophyre; Keweenawan; Lake superior region; Mesoproterozoic; Midcontinent rift; Precambrian; Sm Nd isotopes; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; FELSIC ROCK; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; GRANOPHYRE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; RHYOLITE; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING; UNDERPLATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; VOLCANISM; ZIRCON;

DULUTH COMPLEX; GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447323052     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.02.019     Document Type: Article

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