Age and mode of emplacement of the collector anomaly, (Canada): Is it the northwestern boundary of Gondwana?

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-190

  Lefort, Jean Pierre ^a   Salmia, Ahmed Ben ^a   Miller, Hugh G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTOR ANOMALY; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; GONDWANA; GRAVITY ANOMALY; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; PLATE BOUNDARY;

ATLANTIC; SPAIN; USA;

EID: 0029729582     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-3707(95)00031-7     Document Type: Article

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