Geochemical and geochronological evidence that the north-east Greenland ultrahigh-pressure terrane is laurentian crust

Journal of Geology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 439-456

  Gilotti, Jane A ^a   McClelland, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COESITE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ECLOGITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GRANITE; ICE SHEET; LAURENTIA; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE; TRACE ELEMENT; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; ZIRCON;

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

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 79961009420     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660867     Document Type: Article

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