Ordovician A-type plutons in the Antigonish Highlands, Nova Scotia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 329-345

  Escarraga, E A ^a   Barr, S M ^a   Murphy, J B ^b   Hamilton, M A ^c  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI FELDSPAR; DISCRIMINATION DIAGRAM; FAYALITE; GABBROIC ROCKS; GRANITOID ROCKS; HEDENBERGITE; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MAGMATISMS; NOVA SCOTIA; ORDOVICIAN; PLUTONS; QUARTZ SYENITE;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FELDSPAR; LAKES; LEAD; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SEPARATION; SODIUM; TECTONICS; TEXTURES;

IGNEOUS ROCKS;

EMPLACEMENT; FELDSPAR; GABBRO; GRANITOID; MINERALOGY; ORDOVICIAN; PLUTON; SAMPLING;

ANTIGONISH HIGHLANDS; CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 84858662157     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: 14803313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E11-026     Document Type: Article

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