New insights on the 1.7-1.0 Ga crustal evolution of the central Grenville Province from the Manicouagan - Baie Comeau transect

Precambrian Research

Volumn 180, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 204-226

  Dunning, Greg ^a   Indares, Aphrodite ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grenville Province; Magmatism; Metamorphism; U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; ISLAND ARC; LAURENTIA; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; PLUTONIC ROCK; PROTOLITH; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; GRENVILLE PROVINCE;

EID: 77953649412     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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