Palaeoproterozoic accretion processes of Australia and comparisons with Laurentia

International Geology Review

Volumn 53, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1357-1376

  Betts, Peter G ^a   Giles, David ^b   Aitken, Alan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; heat production; Laurentia; lithospheric strength; Palaeoproterozoic accretion; subduction roll back

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; AUSTRALIAN PLATE; BACKARC BASIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; HEAT PRODUCTION; LAURENTIA; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OROGENY; PLATE MOTION; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79960532577     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206814.2010.527646     Document Type: Article

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