A Statistical Approach to Defining Proterozoic Crustal Provinces and Testing Continental Reconstructions of Australia and Laurentia - SWEAT or AUSWUS?

Gondwana Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 109-122

  Burrett, C ^a   Berry, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; North america; Paleomagnetism; Proterozoic; Terrane

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; FELSIC ROCK; LAURENTIA; MAFIC ROCK; PROTEROZOIC; RECONSTRUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECTONIC PLATE; TERRANE;

ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALIA; GAWLER RANGE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142124699     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70895-9     Document Type: Article

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