Formation age and metamorphic history of the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt

Precambrian Research

Volumn 220-221, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-44

  O'Neil, Jonathan ^a,b   Carlson, Richard W ^a   Paquette, Jean Louis ^b   Francis, Don ^c  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

146Sm 142Nd; Crustal evolution; Hadean; Nd isotopes; Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt; Superior Province

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; FELSIC ROCK; GABBRO; GARNET; GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENSTONE BELT; HADEAN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOLOGY; MAFIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; METASOMATISM; MONAZITE; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PEGMATITE; RUTILE; SAMARIUM; TONALITE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; ZIRCON;

CANADA; NUVVUAGITTUQ GREENSTONE BELT; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

CATES;

EID: 84867247818     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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