Accretionary orogens in space and time

Memoir of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 200, Issue , 2007, Pages 145-158

  Condie, Kent C ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretionary orogen; Juvenile crust; Orogen; Terrane

Indexed keywords

THERMAL PLUMES;

ACCRETIONARY; CONTINENT-CONTINENT COLLISIONS; CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; JUVENILE CRUST; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OROGEN; TERRANE;

GALLIUM;

ACCRETION; ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL CRUST; EARTH; JUVENILE; MANTLE PLUME; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PHANEROZOIC; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE;

EID: 67349232799     PISSN: 00721069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2007.1200(09)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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