Linking the Palaeoproterozoic Nagssugtoqidian and Rinkian orogens through the Disko Bugt region of West Greenland

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 319-335

  Connelly, James N ^a   Thrane, Kristine ^b   Krawiec, Adam W ^a   Garde, Adam A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OROGENIC BELT; PROTEROZOIC;

ARCTIC; DISKO BAY; GREENLAND;

EID: 33644764904     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764904-115     Document Type: Article

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