A comparison of the evolution of arc complexes in Paleozoic interior and peripheral orogens: Speculations on geodynamic correlations

Gondwana Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 812-827

  Murphy, J Brendan ^a   van Staal, Cees R ^b   Collins, William J ^c  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arc; Gondwana; Laurassia; Pangea; Subduction; Superplume

Indexed keywords

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; BALTICA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; GEODYNAMO; GONDWANA; OROGENY; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOZOIC;

EID: 79952072675     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2010.11.019     Document Type: Article

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