Essays about: "North Atlantic craton"

Found 2 essays containing the words North Atlantic craton.

  1. 1. The Birimian event in the Baoulé Mossi domain (West African Craton) : regional and global context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Mikael Grenholm; [2014]
    Keywords : accretionary orogen; Atlantica; Birimian event; supercontinent cycle; Lomagundi-Jatuli event; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The crystalline basement of the West African Craton (WAC) was established during the Siderian to Orosirian (circa 2.35-1.95 Ga) Birimian event through accretion of extensive tracts of juvenile crust that was tectonically juxtaposed with Archean cratons. READ MORE

  3. 2. Robust U-Pb baddeleyite ages of mafic dykes and intrusions in southern West Greenland : constraints on the coherency of crustal blocks of the North Atlantic Craton

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Mimmi Nilsson; [2009]
    Keywords : geography; geology; West Greenland; mafic dykes; U-Pb baddeleyite; crustal blocks; North Atlantic craton; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Popul�rvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Studien �r en del av ett st�rre projekt (LIP-projektet) som syftar till att med hj�lp av exakta dateringar av diabasg�ngar rekonstruera kontinenternas l�ge f�r c:a 2.5 miljarder �r sedan. READ MORE