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Record 1 2011-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Chronology
CONT

The formation of Cu-Au and Fe-Au skarns in the Canadian Cordillera accompanied the emplacement of both pre-accretionary dioritic Early Jurassic plutons and postaccretionary granodioritic mid- to Late Cretaceous plutons.

OBS

post-accretionary: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Chronologie
CONT

Les skarns à Cu-Au et à Fe-Au de la Cordillère canadienne se sont formés pendant la mise en place de plutons dioritiques préaccrétionnaires au Jurassique précoce et de plutons granodioritiques postaccrétionnaires au Crétacé moyen-tardif.

OBS

post-accrétionnaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Conglomérat de galets de chert formés après l'accrétion.

Spanish

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