Precambrian crustal evolution and Cretaceous–Palaeogene faulting in West Greenland: The Nordre Strømfjord shear zone and the Arfersiorfik quartz diorite in Arfersiorfik, the Nagssugtoqidian orogen, West Greenland

The Nordre Strømfjord shear zone in the fjord Arfersiorfik, central West Greenland, consists of alternating panels of supracrustal rocks and orthogneisses which together form a vertical zone up to 7 km wide with sinistral transcurrent, ductile deformation, which occurred under middle amphibolite fac...

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Main Authors: Stensgaard, Bo Møller, Glassley, William E., Korstgård, John A., Sørensen, Kai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 2006-12-01
Series:Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin
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Online Access:http://www.geus.dk/publications/bull/nr11/nr11_p145-162.pdf