The radiogenic isotope characteristics of dikes and sills associated with the Mesoproterozoic Midcontinent Rift near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Precambrian Research

Volumn 214-215, Issue , 2012, Pages 269-279

  Hollings, Pete ^a   Smyk, Mark ^b   Cousens, Brian ^c  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dike; Mantle plume; Midcontinent rift; Radiogenic isotope

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA CHAMBER; MANTLE PLUME; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PROTEROZOIC; SILL; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE SUPERIOR; MIDCONTINENT RIFT; ONTARIO [CANADA]; THUNDER BAY;

COLUMBA; POECILIA;

EID: 84865348461     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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