The Mesoarchean emergence of modern-style subduction

Gondwana Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 50-68

  Smithies, R H ^a   Van Kranendonk, M J ^a   Champion, D C ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crustal evolution; Mesoarchean; Pilbara; Pilbara craton; Plate tectonics; Subduction

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; FELSIC ROCK; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

AUSTRALIA; PILBARA BLOCK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33845372346     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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