Identification of Archaean plate tectonic processes from multidimensional discrimination diagrams and probability calculations

International Geology Review

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 225-248

  Verma, Sanjeet K ^a   Verma, Surendra P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Archaean plate tectonics; Archaean rocks; collision; continental arc; island arc; log ratio transformation; mid ocean ridge setting; tectonic settings

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL ARC; CRATON; GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENSTONE BELT; ISLAND ARC; METALLOGENESIS; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; ORTHOANDESITE; PLATE TECTONICS; PROBABILITY; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 84870514638     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206814.2012.693246     Document Type: Article

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