Mesoproterozoic plate tectonics: A collisional model for the Grenville-aged orogenic belt in the Llano uplift, central Texas

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-58

  Mosher, S ^a   Levine, J S F ^a   Carlson, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Grenville; Llano uplift; Mesoproterozoic; Plate tectonics; Subduction

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; OROGENIC BELT; SUBDUCTION;

BUOYANCY; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION; UPLIFT;

LLANO UPLIFT; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349061768     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24049A.1     Document Type: Article

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