Structure of Ahmic domain and its vicinity, southwestern Central Gneiss Belt, Grenville Province of Ontario (Canada)

Precambrian Research

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 16-34

  Schwerdtner, Walfried ^a   Klemens, Werner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Highland Gold Mining Ltd   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Border between Ahmic and Parry Sound domains; Central Gneiss Belt (Ontario); Detailed structural maps; Grenville Province; Late stage buckle folds; Mesoscopic shape fabrics

Indexed keywords

AUTOCHTHON; FELDSPAR; FOLIATION; GNEISS; PLUTONIC ROCK; QUARTZ VEIN; THRUST;

AHMIC LAKE; CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; GRENVILLE PROVINCE; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; WAHWASHKESH LAKE;

EID: 54249153249     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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