Radiogenic isotope characteristics of the Mesoproterozoic intrusive rocks of the Nipigon Embayment, northwestern Ontario

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1111-1129

  Hollings, Pete ^a   Richardson, Adam ^a   Creaser, Robert A ^b   Franklin, James M ^c  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Franklin Geosciences Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPES; RADIOGENIC GASES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

CRUSTAL MATERIAL; MESOPROTEROZOIC INTRUSIVE ROCKS; PLUME-RELATED MANTLE; RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES;

PETROLOGY;

CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PROTEROZOIC;

CANADA; NIPIGON; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 36348951657     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E06-128     Document Type: Article

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