Pre-1.87Ga development of crustal domains overprinted by 1.87Ga transpression in the Palaeoproterozoic Skellefte district, Sweden

Precambrian Research

Volumn 206-207, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-136

  Skyttä, Pietari ^a   Bauer, Tobias E ^a   Tavakoli, Saman ^a   Hermansson, Tobias ^b   Andersson, Jenny ^c   Weihed, Pär ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Boliden Mineral AB ^*  (Sweden)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fennoscandian Shield, Skellefte district, Structural analysis, Transpression, U Pb geochronology

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DETACHMENT FAULT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC SETTING; TRANSITION ZONE; TRANSPRESSION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; PULL APART BASIN; RHYOLITE; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN RATE; UPPER CRUST;

BALTIC SHIELD; SKELLEFTEA; SWEDEN; VASTERBOTTEN; EAST EUROPEAN CRATON;

EID: 84860527400     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.02.022     Document Type: Article

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