Geological evolution of the northwestern Superior Province: Clues from geology, kinematics, and geochronology in the Gods Lake Narrows area, Oxford-Stull terrane, Manitoba

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 749-765

  Lin, Shoufa ^a   Davis, D W ^b   Rotenberg, E ^b   Corkery, M T ^c   Bailes, A H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Manitoba Geological Survey   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; SUBDUCTION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION; FOLDING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; KINEMATICS; LITHOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; GODS LAKE NARROWS; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; SUPERIOR PROVINCE;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 33845656460     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E06-068     Document Type: Article

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