Emplacement and deformation features of syntectonic leucocratic veins from Rainy Lake zone (Western Superior Province, Canada)

Precambrian Research

Volumn 163, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 384-400

  Druguet, Elena ^a   Czeck, Dyanna M ^b   Carreras, Jordi ^a   Castaño, Lina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Archean; Dyke; Rheology; Strain analysis; Superior Province; Transpression

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DEFORMATION; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; HOST ROCK; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MAGMATISM; RHEOLOGY; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; RAINY LAKE; SUPERIOR PROVINCE; UNITED STATES; WABIGOON BELT;

EID: 43049167397     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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