Geotectonic framework of the Blueschist Unit on Anglesey-Lleyn, UK, and its role in the development of a Neoproterozoic accretionary orogen

Precambrian Research

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 11-28

  Kawai, T ^a   Windley, B F ^b   Terabayashi, M ^c   Yamamoto, H ^d   Maruyama, S ^a   Omori, S ^a   Shibuya, T ^a   Sawaki, Y ^a   Isozaki, Y ^e  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anglesey; Blueschist; Bottom boundary; Lleyn Peninsula; Top boundary

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; AVALONIA; BLUESCHIST; EXHUMATION; EXTRUSION; GRABEN; HORST; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TECTONICS; THRUST FAULT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GWYNEDD; ISLE OF ANGLESEY; LLEYN PENINSULA; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846212346     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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