Tectonic evolution of the Superior Boundary Zone from coincident seismic reflection and magnetotelluric profiles

Tectonics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 430-451

  White, D J ^a   Jones, A G ^a   Lucas, S B ^a   Hajnal, Z ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CANADA;

EID: 0032846716     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999TC900002     Document Type: Article

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