Ancient orogens and modern analogues: An introduction

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 327, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-8

  Murphy, J Brendan ^a   Keppie, J Duncan ^b   Hynes, Andrew J ^c  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; OROGENIC BELT; PHANEROZOIC; PLATE TECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 75249103692     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP327.1     Document Type: Article

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