Shallow impact: Isotopic insights into crustal contributions to the Sudbury impact melt sheet

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 5680-5696

  Darling, J R ^a   Hawkesworth, C J ^b   Storey, C D ^c   Lightfoot, P C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c VALE S A   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIKE; FELDSPAR; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; IMPACT STRUCTURE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; TRACE ELEMENT;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SUDBURY STRUCTURE;

EID: 77955919807     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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