The Penokean orogeny in the Lake Superior region

Precambrian Research

Volumn 157, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 4-25

  Schulz, Klaus J ^a   Cannon, William F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake Superior region; Magmatism; Paleoproterozoic tectonics; Penokean orogeny; Stratigraphy; Structure

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; CRATON; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GRABEN; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; PENOKEAN OROGENY; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; RIFT ZONE; SEDIMENTATION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TERRANE; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34447324384     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.02.022     Document Type: Article

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