The Laxford shear zone: An end-Archaean terrane boundary?

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 335, Issue , 2010, Pages 103-120

  Goodenough, K M ^a   Park, R G ^b   Krabbendam, M ^a   Myers, J S ^b   Wheeler, J ^c   Loughlin, S C ^a   Crowley, Q G ^d,g   Friend, C R L ^b   Beach, A ^e   Kinny, P D ^f   Graham, R H ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Liverpool University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e Exploration Outcomes   (United Kingdom)

^f CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; ARCHEAN; DEFORMATION; GNEISS; GRANULITE FACIES; LAXFORDIAN; PARTIAL MELTING; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955987341     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP335.6     Document Type: Article

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