Lithospheric architecture and tectonic evolution of the Hudson Bay region

Tectonophysics

Volumn 480, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 1-22

  Eaton, David W ^a   Darbyshire, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hudson Bay; Intracratonic basin; Lithospheric root; Trans Hudson orogen

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL MATERIALS; HUDSON BAY; LARGE COMPONENTS; LITHOSPHERIC; MAGMATIC ARCS; MAGNETIC DATA; NORTH AMERICAN; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PALEOZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; SPATIAL SCALE; SUBDUCTION ENVIRONMENTS; SURFACE AREA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC MODELS; TRANS-HUDSON OROGEN;

GALLIUM; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; SUBSIDENCE;

TECTONICS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRATON; INTRACRATONIC BASIN; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENY; SUBDUCTION; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

CANADA; HUDSON BAY;

EID: 72649096357     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.09.006     Document Type: Review

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