Paleoproterozoic basin development and sedimentation in the Lake Superior region, North America

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 141-142, Issue , 2001, Pages 319-341

  Ojakangas, R W ^a   Morey, G B ^b   Southwick, D L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b Minnesota Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation; Foreland basin; Magmatism; Paleoclimates; Paleoproterozoic; Penokean orogeny

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; FORELAND BASIN; MAGMATISM; PALEOCLIMATE; PENOKEAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034944103     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(01)00081-1     Document Type: Article

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