Geochemistry of greenstones in theTasiusarsuaq terrane, southern West Greenland

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 15, 2008, Pages 69-72

  Scherstén, Anders ^a   Stendal, Henrik ^a   Næraa, Tomas ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENSTONE; TERRANE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 54749141683     PISSN: 16048156     EISSN: 19044666     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.34194/geusb.v15.5047     Document Type: Article

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