Application of 55 multi-dimensional tectonomagmatic discrimination diagrams to Precambrian belts

International Geology Review

Volumn 57, Issue 11-12, 2015, Pages 1365-1388

  Verma, Surendra P ^a   Verma, Sanjeet K ^b   Oliveira, Elson P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Archaean; geochemistry; log ratio transformation; Proterozoic; tectonic setting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926331040     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206814.2014.921125     Document Type: Conference Paper

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