Supercontinent reconstruction from recognition of leading continental edges

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 595-598

  Murphy, J Brendan ^a   Nance, R Damian ^b   Gutiérrez Alonso, Gabriel ^c   Keppie, J Duncan ^d  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; EARLY PALEOZOIC; ISOTOPIC CHARACTERISTICS; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; LEADING EDGE; MAGMATISMS; MANTLE LITHOSPHERE; NEOPROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; SUPERCONTINENTS; TRAILING EDGES;

GALLIUM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTOPES; METALS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

DISPERSIONS;

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCK; PALEOZOIC; PASSIVE MARGIN; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; SUPERCONTINENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 69649099417     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25725A.1     Document Type: Article

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