Formation of the North Atlantic Craton: Timing and mechanisms constrained from Re-Os isotope and PGE data of peridotite xenoliths from S.W. Greenland

Chemical Geology

Volumn 276, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 166-187

  Wittig, N ^a   Webb, M ^a   Pearson, D G ^a   Dale, C W ^a   Ottley, C J ^a   Hutchison, M ^b   Jensen, S M ^b,c   Luguet, A ^a,d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^c Intex Resources ASA   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archean; Mantle melting; Nagssuqtoqidian mobile belt; North Atlantic Craton; Peridotite; Platinum group elements; Re Os isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; MANTLE MELTING; NAGSSUQTOQIDIAN MOBILE BELT; NORTH ATLANTIC CRATON; PERIDOTITE; PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS; RE-OS ISOTOPES;

IRIDIUM; IRON OXIDES; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; MELTING; METALS; MINERALOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; OLIVINE; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; RHENIUM; SILICATE MINERALS;

OSMIUM;

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL CRUST; FORMATION MECHANISM; HARZBURGITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KIMBERLITE; MAGMATISM; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; PERIDOTITE; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; RHENIUM; RIFTING; VOLCANISM; XENOLITH;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GREENLAND;

EID: 77956191465     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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