U-Pb geochronology of the Western Channel Diabase, northwestern Laurentia: Implications for a large 1.59Ga magmatic province, Laurentia's APWP and paleocontinental reconstructions of Laurentia, Baltica and Gawler craton of southern Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 463-473

  Hamilton, Michael A ^a   Buchan, Kenneth L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baltica; Gawler craton; Laurentia; Paleomagnetism; U Pb geochronology; Western Channel Diabase

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BRECCIA; CRATON; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OROGENY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLUTON; PROTEROZOIC; RECONSTRUCTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BALTIC STATES; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; HORNBY ISLAND; LAURENTIAN MOUNTAINS; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 78449270536     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2010.06.009     Document Type: Article

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