Age, geochemistry and Sm-Nd isotopic signature of the 0.76 Ga Burin Group: Compositional equivalent of Avalonian basement?

Precambrian Research

Volumn 165, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 37-48

  Murphy, J Brendan ^a   McCausland, Phil J A ^b   O'Brien, Sean J ^c   Pisarevsky, Sergei ^d   Hamilton, Michael A ^e  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appalachians; Avalonia; Burin Group; Neoproterozoic; Rodinia

Indexed keywords

AGE; AVALONIA; BASALT; CARBONATE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOLOGY; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; RODINIA; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING; THOLEIITE;

APPALACHIANS; AVALON ZONE; BURIN PENINSULA; CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 48349132974     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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