Mesoproterozoic syntectonic garnet within Belt Supergroup metamorphic tectonites: Evidence of Grenville-age metamorphism and deformation along northwest Laurentia

Lithos

Volumn 134-135, Issue , 2012, Pages 91-107

  Nesheim, Timothy O ^a,b,c   Vervoort, Jeffrey D ^a   McClelland, William C ^b   Gilotti, Jane A ^b   Lang, Helen M ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c North Dakota Geological Survey   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belt purcell; East kootenay orogeny; Grenville orogeny; Laurentia; Lu hf garnet geochronology; Rodinia

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DEFORMATION; GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; LAURENTIA; METAMORPHISM; PETROFABRIC; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; SCHIST; TECTONIC SETTING; TEXTURE;

CLARKIA; IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

CLARKIA;

EID: 84855772230     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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