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An autochthonous Avalonian basement source for the latest Ordovician Brenton Pluton in the Meguma terrane of Nova Scotia: U–Pb–Hf isotopic constraints and paleogeographic implications

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Published in 2017 at "International Journal of Earth Sciences"

DOI: 10.1007/s00531-017-1495-4

Abstract: The Ediacaran–Ordovician Meguma Supergroup was thrust over Avalonia basement prior to the intrusion of post-Acadian, ca. 370 Ma, S-type granitic batholiths. This has led to two main hypotheses regarding the original location of the Meguma terrane,… read more here.

Keywords: avalonia; meguma; brenton pluton; meguma terrane ... See more keywords