Title: Evidence in North-East Greenland for Late Silurian-Early Devonian regional extension during the Caledonian orogeny
Abstract: Research Article| October 01, 1994 Evidence in North-East Greenland for Late Silurian-Early Devonian regional extension during the Caledonian orogeny Robin A. Strachan Robin A. Strachan 1Geology and Cartography Division, School of Construction and Earth Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, United Kingdom Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1994) 22 (10): 913–916. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0913:EINEGF>2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Robin A. Strachan; Evidence in North-East Greenland for Late Silurian-Early Devonian regional extension during the Caledonian orogeny. Geology 1994;; 22 (10): 913–916. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0913:EINEGF>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Crustal extension during and immediately following continental collision is recognized as a fundamental process within many orogenic belts. In the North Atlantic region, Caledonian (Ordovician-Devonian) orogenesis resulted from continental collision of Laurentia and Baltica. In North-East Greenland (Laurentia), regional extension occurred during the Late Silurian to Early Devonian, probably as a response to crustal thickening at an earlier stage in the orogeny. Extension resulted in a crustal geometry analogous to that of a metamorphic core complex. Recognition of this process in North-East Greenland substantially increases the area of the Caledonides known to have been affected by such extension, and provides additional evidence that this Paleozoic collisional orogen evolved in a manner similar to Mesozoic and Cenozoic examples. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Language: en
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