Crustal and mantle reflectors from palaeoproterozoic orogens and their relation to arc-continent collisions

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 112, Issue , 1996, Pages 1-23

  Snyder, D B ^a   Lucas, S B ^b   Mcbride, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; LAURENTIA; LEWISIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0002988880     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.112.01.01     Document Type: Article

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