Cretaceous to Eocene evolution of the southeastern Canadian Cordillera: Continuity of Rocky Mountain thrust systems with zones of "in-sequence" mid-crustal flow

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1417-1434

  Simony, Philip S ^a   Carr, Sharon D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basal d collement; Canadian Cordillera; Domes; Mid crustal flow; Retrowedge; Shear zones; Thrust systems

Indexed keywords

CANADIAN CORDILLERA; MID-CRUSTAL FLOW; RETROWEDGE; SHEAR ZONE; THRUST SYSTEMS;

DOMES; LANDFORMS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PETROLOGY; TECTONICS;

SHEAR FLOW;

CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; DOME; EMPLACEMENT; EOCENE; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; METAMORPHISM; OROGENY; PLUTON; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

CANADA; CANADIAN CORDILLERA;

EID: 80051825165     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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