Wide-angle seismic imaging of a Mesoproterozoic anorthosite complex: The Nain Plutonic Suite in Labrador, Canada

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B11, 2000, Pages 25693-25707

  Funck, Thomas ^a   Louden, Keith E ^a   Reid, Ian D ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DANISH LITHOSPHERE CENTRE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORTHOSITE; PLUTON; SEISMIC SURVEY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CANADA; LABRADOR;

EID: 0034523555     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900237     Document Type: Article

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