Evidence for late Mesoproterozoic tectonism in northern Yukon and the identification of a Grenville-age tectonothermal belt in western Laurentia

Terra Nova

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 307-313

  Milidragovic, Dejan ^a   Thorkelson, Derek J ^a   Davis, William J ^b   Marshall, Daniel D ^a   Gibson, H Daniel ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; GNEISS; LAMPROPHYRE; LAURENTIA; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC; RECONSTRUCTION; RODINIA; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; XENOLITH;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 80052609062     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2011.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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