Late Archean evolution of the Nain Province, Nain, Labrador: Imprint of a collision

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1325-1342

  Connelly, J N ^a   Ryan, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Newfoundland Department of Natural Resources   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; COLLISION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE BOUNDARY; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

CANADA, LABRADOR, NAIN;

EID: 0030431752     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e96-100     Document Type: Article

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