U–Pb ages from the Nimish Formation and Montagnais glomeroporphyritic gabbro of the central New Québec Orogen, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Findlay, Jon M., Parrish, Randall R., Birkett, Tyson C., Watanabe, Donald H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1995
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Canada; Murdoch; Dyke Lake; montagnais
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e95-099; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e95-099

Three U–Pb zircon dates were obtained from two igneous suites associated with cycle 2 sedimentation in the central New Québec Orogen (Labrador Trough). In the Dyke Lake area of the western part of the orogen (Schefferville zone), the Nimish Formation includes a polymictic conglomerate containing qua...