The Heggmovatn supracrustals, North Norway-A late Mesoproterozoic to early Neoproterozoic (1050-930Ma) terrane of Laurentian origin in the Scandinavian Caledonides

Precambrian Research

Volumn 212-213, Issue , 2012, Pages 245-262

  Agyei Dwarko, N Y ^a   Augland, L E ^a   Andresen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caledonides; Laurentia; Neoproterozoic; U Pb; Uppermost Allochthon; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; BASEMENT ROCK; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; LITHOLOGY; NAPPE; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; SVECONORWEGIAN OROGENY; TERRAIN; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CALEDONIDES; NORWAY;

EID: 84863492171     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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