Mafic-ultramafic magmatism of the early precambrian (from the Archean to Paleoproterozoic)

Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-136

  Sharkov, E V ^a   Bogina, M M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Archean; Baltic shield; Geochemical analogues of boninite; Granite greenstone terranes; Komatiite; Large igneous provinces; Paleoproterozoic; Siliceous high Mg (boninite like) series; Superior and Pilbara cratons; Tholeiitic basalt

Indexed keywords

KOMATIITE; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; PRECAMBRIAN; THOLEIITIC BASALT; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

BALTIC SHIELD; EURASIA;

EID: 65149083318     PISSN: 08695938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0869593809020026     Document Type: Article

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