Precise U-Pb ages and geochemistry of Palaeoproterozoic mafic dykes from southern West Greenland: Linking the North Atlantic and the Dharwar cratons

Lithos

Volumn 174, Issue , 2013, Pages 255-270

  Nilsson, M K M ^a   Klausen, M B ^b   Soderlund U ^a   Ernst, R E ^c,d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Ernst Geosciences   (Canada)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baddeleyite; Dharwar Craton; Mafic dykes; North Atlantic Craton; Palaeoproterozoic; U Pb

Indexed keywords

BADDELEYITE; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

ARCTIC; DHARWAR CRATON; GREENLAND; INDIA; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 84878953850     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2012.07.021     Document Type: Article

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