Evolution of Neoarchaean supracrustal belts at the northern margin of the North Atlantic Craton, West Greenland

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 11, 2006, Pages 9-31

  Hollis, Julie A ^a   Keiding, Marie ^b   Stensgaard, Bo Møller ^a   van Gool, Jeroen A M ^a   Garde, Adam A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

LA ICP MS; North Atlantic Craton; Northern Nagssugtoqidian orogen; SIMS; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BELT; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAMORPHISM; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; STRAIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; ZIRCON;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; NORTH ATLANTIC CRATON; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 33846872751     PISSN: 16048156     EISSN: 19044666     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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