Radiometric Ages of Granitic Rocks, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Rubidium–strontium whole-rock and mineral ages of granitic rocks from fourteen localities on Cape Breton Island have been measured. The ages cluster about a mean value of about 560 m.y. and indicate that most of the granitic rocks on the island have primary ages that are close to the Cambrian–Precam...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Author: Cormier, Randall F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1972
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e72-093
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e72-093