Provenance and terrane evolution of the Kalak Nappe Complex, Norwegian Caledonides: Implications for neoproterozoic paleogeography and tectonics

Journal of Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-41

  Kirkland, Christopher L ^a,b   Daly, J Stephen ^a   Whitehouse, Martin J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METASEDIMENT; PROVENANCE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SUCCESSION; TERRANE;

CALEDONIDES; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33846403803     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/509247     Document Type: Article

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