The late Archean record: A puzzle in ca. 35 pieces

Lithos

Volumn 71, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 99-134

  Bleeker, Wouter ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean; Craton correlation; Slave craton; Supercontinent; Supercraton

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; LITHOSPHERE; PLATE TECTONICS; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 0347033132     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2003.07.003     Document Type: Article

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