Evidence for Neoproterozoic orogenesis and early high temperature Scandian deformation events in the southern East Greenland Caledonides

Geological Magazine

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-333

  Leslie, A G ^a   Nutman, A P ^b,c  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caledonian; East Greenland; Neoproterozoic; Orogenesis; Zircon

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; GRANITE; MICA; MONAZITE; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; ZIRCON;

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CALEDONIAN; CONTINENT-CONTINENT COLLISIONS; GREENLAND; HIGH GRADE METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; NEOPROTEROZOIC; OROGENESIS;

LEAD ALLOYS;

BALTICA; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; IAPETUS OCEAN; METAMORPHISM; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC;

CALEDONIDES; GREENLAND;

EID: 0041314108     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756803007593     Document Type: Article

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