Mantle plume - volcanic arc interaction: Consequences for magmatism, metallogeny, and cratonization in the Abitibi and Wawa subprovinces, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 565-589

  Wyman, Derek ^a   Kerrich, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABITIBI; ADAKITES; ARCHEAN; CENOZOIC; CLOSE PROXIMITY; CO-EXISTENCE; CRATONIC KEELS; CRUSTAL GROWTH; DIAMOND STABILITY; ISOTOPIC DATA; KEY INDICATOR; KOMATIITE; LAMPROPHYRE; LOWER CRUST; MAGMATISMS; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE WEDGE; METALLOGENY; OCEANIC PLATEAUX; OROGENIC GOLD DEPOSITS; PLATE TECTONICS; ROCK TYPES; SHALLOW DEPTHS; THOLEIITIC BASALTS; UPPER MANTLE; VOLCANIC ARC;

BASALT; DEPOSITS; DIAMOND DEPOSITS; DIAMONDS; GALLIUM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; GOLD; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MINERALOGY; TECTONICS; THERMAL PLUMES; VOLCANOES;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

ARCHEAN; CENOZOIC; CRATON; DIAMOND; GEODYNAMICS; GOLD; GRANITOID; ISLAND ARC; KOMATIITE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; MINERALIZATION; OROGENY; PLATE TECTONICS; UPLIFT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ABITIBI; CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WAWA;

EID: 77958118098     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: 14803313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E09-049     Document Type: Article

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