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The Greenland Caledonides: Evolution of the Northeast Margin of Laurentia
Author(s)
Geological Society of America
Volume
202
Copyright:
Geological Society of America
ISBN print:
9780813712024
Publication date:
January 01, 2008
The Greenland Caledonides: Evolution of the Northeast Margin of Laurentia
Author(s): A.K. Higgins, Jane A. Gilotti, M. Paul Smith
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM202
ISBN (print): 9780813712024
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2008
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Table of Contents
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Introduction—The Caledonides of GreenlandAuthor(s)Niels Henriksen;Niels Henriksen1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:A.K. Higgins;A.K. Higgins1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Jane A. Gilotti;Jane A. Gilotti2Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USASearch for other works by this author on:M. Paul SmithM. Paul Smith3Lapworth Museum of Geology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Geological research and mapping in the Caledonian orogen of East Greenland, 70°N–82°NAuthor(s)Niels Henriksen;Niels Henriksen1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:A.K. HigginsA.K. Higgins1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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Architecture and evolution of the East Greenland Caledonides—An introductionAuthor(s)A.K. Higgins;A.K. Higgins1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:A. Graham LeslieA. Graham Leslie2British Geological Survey, Murchison House, Edinburgh EH9 3LA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Polyorogenic history of the East Greenland CaledonidesAuthor(s)Feiko Kalsbeek;Feiko Kalsbeek1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Kristine Thrane;Kristine Thrane1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:A.K. Higgins;A.K. Higgins1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Hans F. Jepsen;Hans F. Jepsen1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:A. Graham Leslie;A. Graham Leslie2British Geological Survey, Murchison House, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Allen P. Nutman;Allen P. Nutman3Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Robert FreiRobert Frei4Geological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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Paleoproterozoic and Mesoproterozoic sedimentary and volcanic successions in the northern parts of the East Greenland Caledonian orogen and its forelandAuthor(s)John D. Collinson;John D. Collinson1Delos, Knowl Wall, Beech, Staffordshire ST4 8SE, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Feiko Kalsbeek;Feiko Kalsbeek2Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Hans F. Jepsen;Hans F. Jepsen2Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Stig A.S. Pedersen;Stig A.S. Pedersen2Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Brian G.J. UptonBrian G.J. Upton3School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Neoproterozoic sedimentary basins with glacigenic deposits of the East Greenland CaledonidesAuthor(s)Martin Sønderholm;Martin Sønderholm1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Kasper S. Frederiksen;Kasper S. Frederiksen2DONG Energy, Agern Alle 24-26, DK-2970 Hørsholm, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:M. Paul Smith;M. Paul Smith3Lapworth Museum of Geology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Henrik TirsgaardHenrik Tirsgaard4Mærsk Oil & Gas, Esplanaden 50, DK-1098 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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Cambrian–Silurian development of the Laurentian margin of the Iapetus Ocean in Greenland and related areasAuthor(s)M. Paul Smith;M. Paul Smith1Lapworth Museum of Geology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Jan Audun RasmussenJan Audun Rasmussen2Natural History Museum of Denmark (Geology), University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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Foreland-propagating Caledonian thrust systems in East GreenlandAuthor(s)A. Graham Leslie;A. Graham Leslie1British Geological Survey, Murchison House, Edinburgh EH9 3LA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:A.K. HigginsA.K. Higgins2Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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Caledonian metamorphic patterns in GreenlandAuthor(s)Jane A. Gilotti;Jane A. Gilotti1Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USASearch for other works by this author on:Kevin A. Jones;Kevin A. Jones2Hills Road Sixth Form College, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PE, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Synnøve ElvevoldSynnøve Elvevold3Norwegian Polar Institute, Polar Environmental Center, N-9296 Tromsø, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:
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Granites and granites in the East Greenland CaledonidesAuthor(s)Feiko Kalsbeek;Feiko Kalsbeek1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:A.K. Higgins;A.K. Higgins1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Hans F. Jepsen;Hans F. Jepsen1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Robert Frei;Robert Frei2Geological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Allen P. NutmanAllen P. Nutman3Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Geometry, kinematics, and timing of extensional faulting in the Greenland Caledonides—A synthesisAuthor(s)Jane A. Gilotti;Jane A. Gilotti1Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USASearch for other works by this author on:William C. McClellandWilliam C. McClelland2Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The Devonian basin in East Greenland—Review of basin evolution and vertebrate assemblagesAuthor(s)Poul-Henrik Larsen;Poul-Henrik Larsen1Mærsk Olie og Gas AS, Esplanaden 50, DK-1263 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Henrik Olsen;Henrik Olsen2COWI AS, Parallelvej 2, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Jennifer A. ClackJennifer A. Clack3University Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Mineral occurrences in central East Greenland (70°N–75°N) and their relation to the Caledonian orogeny—A Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic study of scheeliteAuthor(s)Henrik Stendal;Henrik Stendal1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Robert FreiRobert Frei2Department of Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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Laurentian margin evolution and the Caledonian orogeny—A template for Scotland and East GreenlandAuthor(s)A. Graham Leslie;A. Graham Leslie1British Geological Survey, Murchison House, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Martin Smith;Martin Smith1British Geological Survey, Murchison House, Edinburgh, EH9 3LA, UKSearch for other works by this author on:N.J. SoperN.J. Soper2Gams Bank, Threshfield, North Yorkshire, BD23 5NP, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Caledonian orogen of East Greenland 70°N–82°N: Geological map at 1:1,000,000—Concepts and principles of compilationAuthor(s)Niels Henriksen;Niels Henriksen1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:A.K. HigginsA.K. Higgins1Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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