The gothian and labradorian orogens: Variations in accretionary tectonism along a late paleoproterozoic laurentia-baltica margin

GFF

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-191

  Åhäll, Karl Inge ^a   Gower, Charles F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Dept of Mines and Energy ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Crustal growth; Eastern canada; Gothian; Labradorian; Laurentia baltica synthesis; North atlantic correlations; Paleoproterozoic; SW scandinavia

Indexed keywords

LAURENTIA;

ACCRETION; BALTICA; CRUSTAL GROWTH; GOTHIAN OROGENY; LABRADORIAN OROGENY; LAURENTIA;

EID: 0031449637     PISSN: 11035897     EISSN: 20000863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11035899709546475     Document Type: Article

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