Assembly of the Annieopsquotch Accretionary Tract, Newfoundland Appalachians: Age and geodynamic constraints from syn-kinematic intrusions

Journal of Geology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 553-570

  Lissenberg, C Johan ^a   Zagorevski, Alexandre ^a   McNicoll, Vicki J ^a,b   van Staal, Cees R ^a,b   Whalen, Joseph B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL RECYCLING; LAURENTIA; OPHIOLITE; ORDOVICIAN; TACONIC OROGENY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

LAURENTIA;

EID: 24744464590     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/431909     Document Type: Article

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