Syncollisional basin development in the Appalachian orogen - The Saint-Daniel Mélange, southern Québec, Canada

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 109-125

  Schroetter, Jean Michel ^a   Tremblay, Alain ^b   Bédard, Jean H ^c   Villeneuve, Mike E ^c  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appalachians; M lange; Ophiolite; Qu bec; Syncollisional basin

Indexed keywords

APPALACHIANS; OPHIOLITE; SYNCOLLISIONAL BASIN;

CATCHMENTS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LANDFORMS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; COLLISION ZONE; MELANGE; OROGENIC BELT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 31444436580     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25779.1     Document Type: Article

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