Origin of the Rheic Ocean: Rifting along a Neoproterozoic suture?

Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 325-328

  Murphy, J Brendan ^a   Gutierrez Alonso, Gabriel ^b   Nance, R Damian ^c   Fernandez Suarez, Javier ^d   Keppie, J Duncan ^e   Quesada, Cecilio ^f   Strachan, Rob A ^g   Dostal, Jarda ^h  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^f INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^h SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neoproterozoic suture; Pangea; Rheic Ocean; Sm Nd data; Terranes

Indexed keywords

NEOPROTEROZOIC SUTURE; PERI-GONDWANAN TERRANES; RHEIC OCEAN;

ECOLOGY; ISOTOPES; ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONICS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ACCRETION; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; PANGAEA; RIFTING; SUTURE ZONE; TERRANE;

EID: 33646792976     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G22068.1     Document Type: Article

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