Two Neoarchean supercontinents revisited: The case for a Rae family of cratons

Precambrian Research

Volumn 232, Issue , 2013, Pages 27-43

  Pehrsson, Sally J ^a   Berman, Robert G ^a   Eglington, Bruce ^b   Rainbird, Robert ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrowsmith; Churchill Province; Early Paleoproterozoic; Kenorland; MacQuoid; Nunavutia

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; GEODYNAMICS; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC SETTING;

AMAZONIA; CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; CHINA; CHURCHILL PROVINCE; INDIA; RAE PROVINCE; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 84896390344     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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