Geochemical and isotopic (Nd-Sr-Hf-Pb) evidence for a lithospheric mantle source in the formation of the alkaline monteregian province (Quebec)

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 650-666

  Roulleau, Emilie ^a,b   Stevenson, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOSPHERIC EXTENSION; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEAN ISLAND BASALTS; SUB-CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERIC MANTLES;

HAFNIUM; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; NEODYMIUM; OLIVINE; TECTONICS;

STRONTIUM;

ALKALINE ROCK; ASTHENOSPHERE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LITHOSPHERE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; MELTING; METASOMATISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; PROTEROZOIC;

CANADA; MONTEREGIE; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84878873926     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: 14803313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjes-2012-0145     Document Type: Article

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