A U–Pb geochronological review of the Proterozoic history of the eastern Grenville Province

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Gower, Charles F, Krogh, Thomas E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2002
• Subjects: Pressure Point; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e01-090; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e01-090

The geological evolution of the eastern Grenville Province can be subdivided into three stages. During the first stage, namely pre-Labradorian (> 1710 Ma) and Labradorian (1710–1600 Ma) events, a continental-marginal basin was created and subsequently destroyed during accretion of a magmatic arc...