Laurentian margin evolution and the Caledonian orogeny- A template for Scotland and East Greenland

Memoir of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 202, Issue , 2008, Pages 307-343

  Leslie, A Graham ^a   Smith, Martin ^a   Soper, N J ^b  

^a Murchison House   (United Kingdom)

^b Gam's Bank   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caledonian; Greenland; Laurentia; Orogenic evolution; Scotland

Indexed keywords

METALS; STRATIGRAPHY;

CALEDONIAN; GREENLAND; LAURENTIA; OROGENIC EVOLUTION; SCOTLAND;

DEFORMATION;

AVALONIA; BALTICA; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DEPOCENTER; LAURENTIA; OROGENY; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; RODINIA; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEDIMENTATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; VOLCANISM;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); CALEDONIDES; EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

STENIA;

EID: 77949930421     PISSN: 00721069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2008.1202(13)     Document Type: Article

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