Magmatic and Inherited Zircon Ages from a Diorite Xenolith of the Popes Harbour Dyke, Nova Scotia: Implications for Late Ediacaran Arc Magmatism in the Avalon Terrane of the Northern Appalachians
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Background
3. Petrography
4. Methods
5. Results
6. Discussion
6.1. Age of the Dioritic Xenolith and Correlation with Magmatism in Avalonia
6.2. Paleoproterozoic Rocks in the Avalon Terrane
7. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Shellnutt, J.G.; Dostal, J. Magmatic and Inherited Zircon Ages from a Diorite Xenolith of the Popes Harbour Dyke, Nova Scotia: Implications for Late Ediacaran Arc Magmatism in the Avalon Terrane of the Northern Appalachians. Minerals 2022, 12, 575. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050575
Shellnutt JG, Dostal J. Magmatic and Inherited Zircon Ages from a Diorite Xenolith of the Popes Harbour Dyke, Nova Scotia: Implications for Late Ediacaran Arc Magmatism in the Avalon Terrane of the Northern Appalachians. Minerals. 2022; 12(5):575. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050575
Chicago/Turabian StyleShellnutt, J. Gregory, and Jaroslav Dostal. 2022. "Magmatic and Inherited Zircon Ages from a Diorite Xenolith of the Popes Harbour Dyke, Nova Scotia: Implications for Late Ediacaran Arc Magmatism in the Avalon Terrane of the Northern Appalachians" Minerals 12, no. 5: 575. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12050575