Seismic heterogeneity and anisotropy in the Western Superior Province, Canada: Insights into the evolution of an Archaean craton

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 199, Issue , 2002, Pages 27-44

  Kendall, J M ^a   Sol, S ^b   Thomson, C J ^b   White, D J ^c   Asudeh, I ^c   Snell, C S ^a   Sutherland, F H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ARCHEAN; CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; LITHOPROBE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUBDUCTION;

CANADA;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 12244306250     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.199.01.02     Document Type: Article

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