Evidence for seamount accretion to a peri-Laurentian arc during closure of iapetus

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 147-165

  Zagorevski, A ^a   Mcnicoll, V ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ALKALI BASALT; BAY AREAS; LAURENTIAN; MYLONITES; NEWFOUNDLANDS; ORDOVICIAN; SUBDUCTION EROSION; VOLCANIC ARC;

EROSION; PRISMS; TECTONICS;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

ACCRETION; ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ALKALI BASALT; HYPABYSSAL ROCK; MYLONITE; ORDOVICIAN; SEAMOUNT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE;

APPALACHIANS; CALEDONIDES; CANADA; LAURENTIAN MOUNTAINS; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NOTRE DAME BAY; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84858666665     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: 14803313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E11-016     Document Type: Article

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