Temporal evolution of a deeply eroded orogen: The Nagssugtoqidian Orogen, West Greenland

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1121-1142

  Connelly, James N ^a   Van Gool, Jeroen A M ^b,c   Mengel, Flemming C ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b DANISH LITHOSPHERE CENTRE   (Denmark)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^d Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OROGENIC BELT; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0033820812     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e00-032     Document Type: Article

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