Migmatitic structures and solid-state diapirism in orthogneiss domes, eastern Grenville Province, Canada

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 380, Issue , 2004, Pages 359-378

  Gervais, Félix ^a,c   Nadeau, Léopold ^b   Malo, Michel ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diapirism; Eastern Grenville Province; Gneiss domes; Migmatites; Sagduction; Structural analysis

Indexed keywords

GRANITE; SHEAR BANDS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DIAPIRISM; EASTERN GRENVILLE PROVINCE; GNEISS DOME; MIGMATITES; SAGDUCTION;

DOMES;

DIAPIRISM; DOME; GNEISS; MAGMATISM; MIGMATITE; ORTHOGNEISS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; GRENVILLE PROVINCE;

EID: 84870832007     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2380-9.359     Document Type: Article

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