Early Silurian magmatism and the Scandian evolution of the Kalak Nappe Complex, Finnmark, Arctic Norway

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 985-1003

  Kirkland, Chris L ^a   Daly, J S ^a   Whitehouse, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caledonides; Finnmarkian; Kalak Nappe Complex; Laurentia; Mager y Nappe; S r y Succession; Scandian

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; MAGMATISM; NAPPE; OROGENY; SILURIAN;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINNMARK; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

SCANDIA;

EID: 27844552500     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764904-124     Document Type: Article

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