Major and trace element geochemistry and genesis of supracrustal rocks of the North Spirit Lake Greenstone belt, NW Ontario, Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 16-34

  Nesbitt, H W ^a   Young, G M ^a   Bosman, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean basalts; Archean sedimentary rocks; Evolution of greenstone belts; Greenstone belts

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BASALT; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; EVOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENSTONE BELT; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SUBDUCTION; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANISM;

NORTH AMERICA; SPIRIT LAKE [WASHINGTON]; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 70349100292     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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