Petrology and U–Pb geochronology of lower crustal xenoliths and the development of a craton, Slave Province, Canada

Lithos

Volumn 71, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 541-573

  Davis, W J ^a   Canil, D ^b   MacKenzie, J M ^c   Carbno, G B ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c Redlen Crystals Ltd   (Canada)

^d ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Absolute age U Pb zircon; Archean; Lower crustal xenoliths; P T conditions; Slave Province; Thermal history

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999106807     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: 18726143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(03)00130-0     Document Type: Article

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