Neoproterozoic sedimentation on the northeast margin of Laurentia and the opening of Iapetus

Abstract Very thick shallow water sedimentary sequences were deposited in Neoproterozoic time along the future margins of Laurentia. On the eastern margin these include the Eleonore Bay and Hecla Hoek sequences of Greenland and Svalbard; these are described and their geotectonic context briefly revi...

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Published in:Geological Magazine
Main Author: Soper, N. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800011067
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800011067