Simultaneous generation of Archean crust and subcratonic roots by vertical tectonics

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 523-526

  Robin, C M I ^a   Bailey, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DIAPIRISM; GREENSTONE BELTS; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; LOWER CRUST; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; PLATE TECTONICS; REPEATED CYCLE; SIMULTANEOUS GENERATION; THERMAL REGIMES; VOLCANICS;

GRANITE;

TECTONICS;

ARCHEAN; CRATON; DIAPIRISM; GRANITE; GRANODIORITE; GREENSTONE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL METHOD; PLATE TECTONICS; THERMAL REGIME; TONALITE; TRONDHJEMITE; VOLCANISM;

EID: 69649086803     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25519A.1     Document Type: Article

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