Evidence for HFSE and REE mobility during calc-silicate metasomatism, Mesoarchean (∼3075 Ma) Ivisaartoq greenstone belt, southern West Greenland

Precambrian Research

Volumn 161, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 317-340

  Ordonez Calderon J C ^a   Polat, A ^a   Fryer, B J ^a,b   Gagnon, J E ^a,b   Raith, J G ^c   Appel, P W U ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Archean; Calc silicate; Element mobility; Greenstone belt; Metasomatism; Pillow basalt

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; ELEMENT MOBILITY; GREENSTONE BELT; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; METASOMATISM; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SHEAR ZONE; SUBDUCTION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

EID: 38949211855     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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