Late-Proterozoic tectonics in northwest Scotland: One contractional orogeny or several?

Precambrian Research

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 227-247

  Storey, C D ^a,c   Brewer, T S ^a   Parrish, R R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Grenvillian; Knoydartian; Scottish Highlands; Titanite; U Pb

Indexed keywords

LEAD; URANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; INLIER; OROGENIC BELT; PROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONICS;

ARTICLE; KINEMATICS; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENT; SHEAR STRESS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 5444246768     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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