The 3-D crustal structure in the Manicouagan region: New seismic and gravity constraints

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 307-324

  Eaton, David W ^a   Hynes, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOUGUER ANOMALY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA PROCESSING; GRAVITY ANOMALY; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; LITHOPROBE; SEISMIC SURVEY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

CANADA;

EID: 0033852021     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-089     Document Type: Article

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