The underestimated Proterozoic component of the Canadian Cordillera accretionary margin

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 318, Issue , 2009, Pages 257-271

  Snyder, D B ^a   Pilkington, M ^a   Clowes, R M ^b   Cook, F A ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; MESOZOIC; MOHO; POTENTIAL FIELD; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA; CANADIAN CORDILLERA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349173410     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP318.9     Document Type: Article

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