Archaean cratonization and deformation in the northern Superior Province, Canada: An evaluation of plate tectonic versus vertical tectonic models

Precambrian Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 61-87

  Bédard, Jean H ^a   Brouillette, Pierre ^a   Madore, Louis ^b   Berclaz, Alain ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archaean; Cratonization; Minto Block; Orogeny; Superior Province; Vertical tectonics

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; DEFORMATION; OROGENY; PLATE TECTONICS; TECTONICS;

ARCHAEAN; ASTHENOSPHERIC UPWELLING; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOLOGY; GRANITE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MODEL; PLATE TECTONIC MODEL; ROCK; SHEAR STRESS; VERTICAL TECTONIC MODEL;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 0037703624     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(03)00181-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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