Geochemistry, geochronology, and geodynamic setting of Ni-Cu ± PGE mineral prospects hosted by mafic and ultramafic intrusions in the Portneuf-Mauricie Domain, Grenville Province, Quebec

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 331-353

  Sappin, A A ^a   Constantin, M ^a   Clark, T ^b   van Breemen, O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Géologie QC   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; BACK-ARC; BACK-ARC BASIN; CHEMICAL EVIDENCES; CR CONTENT; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; GEODYNAMIC SETTING; ISLAND ARC; LAURENTIAN; MAGMATIC ARCS; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS; PLUTONS; RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS; U-PB ZIRCON AGES;

BARIUM; CHROMIUM; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GALLIUM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LANTHANUM; MINING; NICKEL; PLATINUM; RUBIDIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZIRCON;

CAVITY RESONATORS;

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; BACKARC BASIN; COPPER; CRATON; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ISLAND ARC; LAURENTIA; MAFIC ROCK; MINERALIZATION; NICKEL; PLUTON; SUBDUCTION; THOLEIITE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

CANADA; MAURICIE; NORTH AMERICA; PORTNEUF PENINSULA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 69249104557     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E09-022     Document Type: Article

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