Petrology, age, and tectonic setting of the Seal Island Pluton, offshore southwestern Nova Scotia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1467-1478

  Moran, Patrick C ^a   Barr, Sandra M ^a   White, Chris E ^b   Hamilton, Michael A ^c  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TECTONICS; ZIRCON;

BIOTITE MONZOGRANITE; METASEDIMENTARY XENOLITHS; MUSCOVITE-BIOTITE MONZOGRANITE;

GEOPHYSICS;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; PETROLOGY; PLUTON; TECTONIC SETTING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 38049068065     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E07-023     Document Type: Article

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