Tectonic evolution of Paleoproterozoic rocks in the Grand Canyon: Insights into middle-crustal processes

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1149-1166

  Ilg, Bradley R ^a   Karlstrom, Karl E ^a   Hawkins, David P ^b   Williams, Michael L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GRANITE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SUBMARINES; TECTONICS; TEXTURES; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

DYNAMIC INTERACTION; FABRIC DEVELOPMENT; IN COMPOSITIONS; METAVOLCANIC ROCKS; PALEOPROTEROZOIC; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCKS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC FABRICS; CRUSTAL PROCESS; GRAND CANYONS; M-A ISLANDS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

APLITE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FOLIATION; GABBRO; GRANITE; LAURENTIA; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; PEGMATITE; PLUTONISM; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ACCRETION; DEFORMATION; ISLAND ARC;

ARIZONA; GRAND CANYON; UNITED STATES; USA;

EID: 0030450113     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1996)108<1149:TEOPRI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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