Evidence for enrichment of subcontinental lithospheric mantle from Paleoproterozoic intracratonic magmas: Geochemistry and U-Pb geochronology of Martin Group igneous rocks, western Rae Craton, Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 175, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Morelli, R M ^a   Hartlaub, R P ^b   Ashton, K E ^a   Ansdell, K M ^c  

^a Government of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Geochronology; Intracontinental basin; Mantle enrichment; Martin group; Subcontinental lithospheric mantle

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRATON; EMPLACEMENT; ENRICHMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; INTRACRATONIC BASIN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING; THOLEIITIC BASALT; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 70350736548     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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