New evidence favouring an endogenic origin for supposed impact breccias in Huronian (Paleoproterozoic) sedimentary rocks

Precambrian Research

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 63-74

  Young, Grant M ^a   Shaw, C S J ^b   Fedo, Christopher M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breccia; Huronian; Impact breccia; Peperite; Sudbury

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BRECCIA; MELT; PEPERITE; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GEOLOGY; GEOMETRY; GRANITE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PROTEROZOIC; REVIEW; ROCK; SEDIMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WHITEFISH FALLS;

EID: 3042592040     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.03.013     Document Type: Article

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