Temporal evolution of the Neoarchean Central Hearne supracrustal belt: Rapid generation of juvenile crust in a suprasubduction zone setting

Precambrian Research

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 85-112

  Davis, W J ^a   Hanmer, S ^a   Sandeman, H A ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Canada Nunavut Geoscience Office   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean; Geochronology; Greenstone belt; Hearne; Western Churchill

Indexed keywords

LEAD; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

GREENSTONE BELT; ISLAND ARC; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

ALKALINITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; GEOLOGY; LAKE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; ROCK; SAMPLING; SEA; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; CHURCHILL PROVINCE; HEARNE PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 4444333895     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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