The hunting of the snArc

Precambrian Research

Volumn 229, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-48

  Bédard, Jean H ^a   Harris, Lyal B ^b   Thurston, Phillips C ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abitibi; Arc; Archaean tectonics; Greenstone; Mantle flow; Orogeny; Pilbara; Subduction; Superior; TTG; Yilgarn

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL ARC; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GREENSTONE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MANTLE CONVECTION; OBLIQUE FAULT; OROGENY; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC PLATE; TECTONIC SETTING; TERRANE; UPPER MANTLE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ABITIBI; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; PILBARA BLOCK; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 84876952426     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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