Transect across the northwestern Grenville orogen, Georgian Bay, Ontario: Polystage convergence and extension in the lower orogenic crust

Tectonics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 966-982

  Culshaw, N G ^a   Jamieson, R A ^a   Ketchum, J W F ^a,b   Wodicka, N ^a,c   Corrigan, D ^a,c   Reynolds, P H ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CONVERGENCE; EXTENSION; GRENVILLE OROGENY; OROGENIC CRUST; TECTONICS;

CANADA, ONTARIO, GEORGIAN BAY;

DEFORMATION; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ALLOCHTHONOUS ROCKS; DIRECTED TRANSPORT; EXTENSIONAL DEFORMATION; LOWER CRUSTAL FLOWS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; SEISMIC REFLECTORS; STRETCHING DIRECTION; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCKS;

ROCKS;

EID: 0031390987     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97TC02285     Document Type: Article

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