Proterozoic southward accretion and Grenvillian orogenesis in the interior Grenville Province in eastern Labrador: Evidence from U-Pb geochronological investigations

Precambrian Research

Volumn 165, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 61-95

  Gower, Charles F ^a   Kamo, Sandra L ^b   Kwok, Kim ^b   Krogh, Thomas E ^b  

^a Geological Survey   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accretion; Geochronology; Grenville; Labrador; Proterozoic; Tectonism

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CRUST; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; ORTHOGNEISS; PLUTONIC ROCK; PLUTONISM; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CANADA; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 48449083951     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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