Development of an ancient back-arc basin overlying continental crust: The archean peltier formation, Northwest Territories, Canada

Journal of Geology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 329-348

  Corcoran, P L ^a   Dostal, J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BACKARC BASIN; GEODYNAMICS; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONICS;

CANADA;

EID: 0034970266     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/319976     Document Type: Article

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