Structural analysis of the Miniss River and related faults, western Superior Province: Post-collisional displacement initiated at terrane boundaries

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1031-1054

  Bethune, Kathryn M ^a   Helmstaedt, H H ^b   McNicoll, V J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; INDENTATION; LANDFORMS; LITHOLOGY; PETROLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

FAULTS; TECTONIC INDENTATION; VOLCANOPLUTONIC ROCKS;

TECTONICS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ARCHEAN; COLLISION ZONE; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TERRANE;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; MINISS RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

EID: 33845623798     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E06-017     Document Type: Article

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