A seismic-based cross-section of the Grenville Orogen in southern Ontario and western Quebec

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 183-192

  White, D J ^a   Forsyth, D A ^a   Asudeh, I ^a   Carr, S D ^b   Wu, H ^c   Easton, R M ^d   Mereu, R F ^e  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Ontario Geological Survey   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; LITHOPROBE; SEISMIC SURVEY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CANADA;

EID: 0033861413     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e99-094     Document Type: Article

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