Tectonic significance of potential-field anomalies in western Canada: Results from the lithoprobe SNORCLE transect

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1239-1255

  Lynn, C Elissa ^a   Cook, Frederick A ^a   Hall, Kevin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

TECTONICS;

ELECTRICAL METHOD; LITHOPROBE; SELF POTENTIAL; TECTONIC SETTING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 30744467693     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-037     Document Type: Article

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