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1. Structural analysis of the Miniss River and related faults, western Superior Province: post-collisional displacement initiated at terrane boundaries.

Author

Bethune, K. M., Helmstaedt, H. H., and McNicoll, V. J.

Subjects
*RIVERS, *GEOLOGIC faults, *STRUCTURAL geology, *CANADIAN provinces, *GEOLOGICAL time scales, *HISTORICAL geology, *GEOLOGY, *EARTH sciences
Abstract

Mountain building in the western part of the Archean Superior Province culminated with the formation of regional strike-slip faults. This paper reports on the kinematics and timing of several major faults at the juncture between the Uchi, English River, Winnipeg River, and western Wabigoon subprovinces. Sinistral-oblique mylonitization along the northeast-striking Miniss River fault occurred at 2681 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2006
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