Explanatory notes to the Geological map of Greenland, 1:100 000, Ussuit 67 v.2 nord

Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Map Series

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  van Gool, Jeroen A M ^a   Marker, Mogens ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Archaean; Collisional tectonics; Deformation; Economic potential; Geological mapping; Metamorphism; Nagssugtoqidian orogen; Palaeoproterozoic; Zircon geochronology

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; ARCHEAN; COLLISION ZONE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FJORD; METAMORPHISM; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 34548778235     PISSN: 16049780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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