Protolith composition of cordierite-gedrite basement rocks and garnet amphibolite of the bearpaw lake area of the Thor-Odin dome, Monashee complex, British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 607-629

  Hinchey, Alana M ^a,b   Carr, Sharon D ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Newfoundland Department of Natural Resources   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basement rocks; British Columbia; Chemical composition; Cordierite gedrite rocks; Garnet amphibolite; Monashee complex; Nd isotopes; Sr isotopes; Thor Odin dome

Indexed keywords

GARNETS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; PETROLOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; ROCKS; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

BASEMENT ROCKS; CORDIERITE-GEDRITE ROCKS; HIGH FIELD-STRENGTH ELEMENTS; LOW FIELD-STRENGTH ELEMENTS;

MINERALOGY;

AMPHIBOLITE; BASEMENT ROCK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORDIERITE; GARNET; GNEISS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; PROTOLITH;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MONASHEE MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34547219438     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.45.3.607     Document Type: Article

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