Is the Taconian orogeny of southern Quebec the result of an Oman-type obduction?: Comment

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-286

  Church, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OBDUCTION; TACONIC OROGENY;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 2142853467     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0285:ITTOOS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Letter

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