Assembly and preservation of lower, mid, and upper orogenic crust in the Grenville Province—Implications for the evolution of large hot long-duration orogens
T Rivers - Precambrian Research, 2008 - Elsevier
It is argued that the Grenville Province is a large hot long-duration orogen with a plateau in
the hinterland, remnants of which are preserved in the hangingwall of the Allochthon …
the hinterland, remnants of which are preserved in the hangingwall of the Allochthon …
Geologic transect across the Grenville orogen of Ontario and New York
SD Carr, RM Easton, RA Jamieson… - … Journal of Earth …, 2000 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Revised cross sections of the western Grenville Province incorporate new geologic results
and reprocessed seismic reflection data. The geology is presented in terms of three tectonic …
and reprocessed seismic reflection data. The geology is presented in terms of three tectonic …
Protracted continental collision—Evidence from the Grenville orogen
A Hynes, T Rivers - Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2010 - cdnsciencepub.com
The Grenville Orogen in North America is interpreted to have resulted from collision between
Laurentia and another continent, probably Amazonia, at ca. 1100 Ma. The exposed segment …
Laurentia and another continent, probably Amazonia, at ca. 1100 Ma. The exposed segment …
Synconvergent ductile flow in variable‐strength continental crust: Numerical models with application to the western Grenville orogen
RA Jamieson, C Beaumont, MH Nguyen… - Tectonics, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We present results from numerical models for a convergent orogen with laterally variable
lower crustal strength, representing a simplified orogenic system in which a strong craton …
lower crustal strength, representing a simplified orogenic system in which a strong craton …
The Grenville Province as a large hot long-duration collisional orogen–insights from the spatial and thermal evolution of its orogenic fronts
T Rivers - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2009 - lyellcollection.org
The proposition that the Grenville Province is a remnant of a large hot long-duration
collisional orogen is examined through a comparative study of its present orogenic front, the …
collisional orogen is examined through a comparative study of its present orogenic front, the …
A seismic-based cross-section of the Grenville Orogen in southern Ontario and western Quebec
DJ White, DA Forsyth, I Asudeh, SD Carr… - Canadian Journal of …, 2000 - cdnsciencepub.com
A schematic crustal cross-section is presented for the southwestern Grenville Province
based on reprocessed Lithoprobe near-vertical incidence seismic reflection data and …
based on reprocessed Lithoprobe near-vertical incidence seismic reflection data and …
Tectonic inferences from the ca. 1255–1100 Ma Unkar Group and Nankoweap Formation, Grand Canyon: Intracratonic deformation and basin formation during …
JM Timmons, KE Karlstrom… - Geological …, 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Unkar Group of the Grand Canyon Supergroup is one of the best-preserved
remnants of Mesoproterozoic sedimentary rocks in the southwestern United States. It …
remnants of Mesoproterozoic sedimentary rocks in the southwestern United States. It …
[PDF][PDF] Is the “Grenville front” in the central United States really the Midcontinent Rift
Two prominent Precambrian geologic features of central North America are the Midcontinent
Rift (MCR) and Grenville Front (GF). The MCR, an extensive band of buried igneous and …
Rift (MCR) and Grenville Front (GF). The MCR, an extensive band of buried igneous and …
Crustal architecture and tectonic assembly of the Central Gneiss Belt, southwestern Grenville Province, Canada: a new interpretation
JWF Ketchum, A Davidson - Canadian Journal of Earth …, 2000 - cdnsciencepub.com
The Central Gneiss Belt, southwestern Grenville Province, is characterized by
parautochthonous crust in the north and allochthonous lithotectonic domains in the south …
parautochthonous crust in the north and allochthonous lithotectonic domains in the south …
The Central Metasedimentary Belt (Grenville Province) as a failed back-arc rift zone: Nd isotope evidence
AP Dickin, RH McNutt - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2007 - Elsevier
Nd isotope data are presented for granitoid orthogneisses from the Central Metasedimentary
Belt (CMB) of the Grenville Province in order to map the extent of juvenile Grenvillian-age …
Belt (CMB) of the Grenville Province in order to map the extent of juvenile Grenvillian-age …