Using sediment geochemistry and detrital zircon geochronology to categorize eroded igneous units: An example from the Mesoarchean Birch-Uchi Greenstone Belt, Superior Province

Precambrian Research

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 106-122

  Fralick, P W ^a   Hollings, P ^a   Metsaranta, R ^a   Heaman, L M ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean sedimentology; Birch Uchi Greenstone Belt; Detrital zircon geochronology; Precambrian sedimentary geochemistry; Uchi Subprovince

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GREENSTONE BELT; IGNEOUS ROCK; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCK; ZIRCON;

EID: 57749084451     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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