Creation of a continent recorded in zircon zoning

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-242

  Moser, Desmond E ^a   Bowman, John R ^b   Wooden, Joseph ^c   Valley, John W ^d   Mazdab, Frank ^c   Kita, Noriko ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Archean; Ion probe; Kapuskasing; Lower crust; Oxygen isotopes; U Pb; Zircon

Indexed keywords

HYDROSPHERE; ION PROBE; OXYGEN ISOTOPES;

GEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ZIRCON;

ARCHEAN; GNEISS; LOWER CRUST; METAMORPHISM; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RIFTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON; ZONING;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; KAPUSKASING ZONE; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 44449095505     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24416A.1     Document Type: Article

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