Craton formation: Internal structure inherited from closing of the early oceans

Lithosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-42

  Cooper, C M ^a   Miller, M S ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MATERIALS; CRATON FORMATIONS; DEFORMATION STRUCTURE; DYNAMIC SETTINGS; GEODYNAMIC MODELS; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; LITHOSPHERE-ASTHENOSPHERE BOUNDARY; SEISMIC IMAGING;

DEFORMATION; GEODYNAMICS; SEISMOLOGY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRATON; DEFORMATION; DOWNWELLING; MANTLE; MELT; PHASE TRANSITION;

FENNOSCANDIA; WEST AFRICAN CRATON;

EID: 84893166242     PISSN: 19418264     EISSN: 19474253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/L321.1     Document Type: Article

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