Tectonic constraints on 1.3~1.2 Ga final breakup of Columbia supercontinent from a giant radiating dyke swarm

Hou, Guiting; Santosh, M.; Qian, Xianglin; Lister, Gordon; Li, Jianghai

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Tectonic constraints on 1.3~1.2 Ga final breakup of Columbia supercontinent from a giant radiating dyke swarm

Date

2008

Authors

Hou, Guiting

Santosh, M.

Qian, Xianglin

Lister, Gordon

Li, Jianghai

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The 1.3- 1.2 Ga fan- shaped Mackenzie dyke swarm and other similar- aged dyke swarms in the Canadian Shield constitute the subswarms of a Late Mesoproterozoic giant radiating swarm. The Late Mesoproterozoic mafic dyke swarms in Australia and East Antarct