Continental accretion: Contrasting Mesozoic and Early Proterozoic tectonic regimes in North America

Tectonophysics

Volumn 265, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 101-126

  Condie, Kent C ^a   Chomiak, Beverly ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Cordillera; Continental accretion; Crustal evolution; Proterozoic crust; Terranes

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; MESOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONICS;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030438503     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-1951(96)00148-5     Document Type: Article

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