Leucogranites and the time of extension in the East Greenland Caledonides

Journal of Geology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 399-417

  Gilotti, Jane A ^a   McClelland, William C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; LEUCOGRANITE; SILURIAN;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; GREENLAND; WORLD;

EID: 22944439061     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/430240     Document Type: Article

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