The Grenville Orogenic Cycle (ca. 1350-1000 Ma): An Adirondack perspective

Tectonophysics

Volumn 265, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 1-28

  McLelland, James ^a   Daly, J Stephen ^b   McLelland, Jonathan M ^c  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorthosite; Collisional tectonics; Delamination; Exhumation tectonics; Granitoid; Orogeny; Zircons

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONVERGENCE; ELZEVIRIAN OROGENY; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; OTTAWAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING;

USA, NEW YORK, ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030438501     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-1951(96)00144-8     Document Type: Review

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