Late-Archean Convergent Margin Volcanism in the Superior Province: A Comparison of the Blake River Group and Confederation Assemblage

Archean Geodynamics and Environments

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 215-237

  Wyman, D A ^a   Hollings, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Earth crust; Earth mantle; Geodynamics; Geology, stratigraphic archaean; Geology, structural; Plate tectonics

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMICS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GRANITE; RIVERS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZIRCON;

ARCHAEAN; ARCHEAN GREENSTONE BELTS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; EARTH CRUSTS; EARTH MANTLE; FRACTIONATION PRODUCTS; VOLCANIC ASSEMBLAGES;

TECTONICS;

EID: 84952916632     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/164GM14     Document Type: Chapter

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