Crustal recycling by slab failure

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-14

  Hildebrand, R S ^a   Bowring, S A ^b  

^a Box 331 ^*  (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL MATERIALS; CRUSTAL RECYCLING; OROGENS; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTING SLABS;

RECYCLING;

CRUSTAL ACCRETION; RECYCLING; SUBDUCTION;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD;

EID: 84879880549     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0011:CRBSF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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