The geochemistry of mafic gneisses from the Renzy terrane, western Grenville Province, Quebec: Implications for the geodynamic setting of the early Mesoproterozoic Laurentian margin

Precambrian Research

Volumn 181, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 150-166

  Montreuil, J F ^a   Constantin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Grenville Province; Mafic gneiss; Parautochthonous Belt; Proterozoic; Renzy terrane

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMICS; GNEISS; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAURENTIA; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; MASSIVE SULFIDE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PROTEROZOIC; TRACE ELEMENT;

CANADA; GRENVILLE PROVINCE;

EID: 77955055260     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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