Proto-Avalonia: A 1.2-1.0 Ga tectonothermal event and constraints for the evolution of Rodinia

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1071-1074

  Murphy, J B ^a   Strachan, R A ^a   Nance, R D ^a   Parker, K D ^a   Fowler, M B ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avalonia; Geodynamic links; Isotopic signature; Rodinia

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; GALLIUM; ISOTOPES; NEODYMIUM ALLOYS; SAMARIUM ALLOYS;

AVALONIA; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL TRANSFORM; GEODYNAMIC LINKS; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; RODINIA; TECTONIC HISTORY; TECTONO-THERMAL EVENT;

GEODYNAMICS;

AVALONIA; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 84879890768     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<1071:PAGTEA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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