Mesoproterozoic dyke swarms in foreland and nappes of the central Scandinavian Caledonides: Structure, magnetic fabric, and geochemistry

Geological Magazine

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 525-546

  Greiling, R O ^a   Grimmer, J C ^a   De Walll, H ^b   Bjork L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caledonides; Dolerite; Dykes; Geochemistry; Magnetic anisotropy; Microstructure; Scandinavia

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICATES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TEXTURES;

CALEDONIDES; DOLERITE; DYKES; FOLD-AND-THRUST BELTS; LOW-GRADE METAMORPHIC; METAMORPHIC CONDITIONS; PLAGIOCLASE PHENOCRYSTS; SCANDINAVIA;

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

ALLOCHTHON; BASEMENT ROCK; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; DEFORMATION; DIABASE; DIKE SWARM; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FORELAND BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENSCHIST; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; NAPPE; PHENOCRYST; PROTEROZOIC;

CALEDONIDES; EURASIA; EUROPE; FENNOSCANDIA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34249313382     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756807003299     Document Type: Article

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