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Proterozoic Australia–Western United States (AUSWUS) fit between Laurentia and Australia

2000; Geological Society of America; Volume: 28; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28 2.0.co;2

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Clive Burrett, RF Berry,

earthquake and tectonic studies

Research Article| February 01, 2000 Proterozoic Australia–Western United States (AUSWUS) fit between Laurentia and Australia Clive Burrett; Clive Burrett 1School of Earth Sciences and Center for Ore Deposit Research, University of Tasmania, Box 252-79, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ronald Berry Ronald Berry 1School of Earth Sciences and Center for Ore Deposit Research, University of Tasmania, Box 252-79, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2000) 28 (2): 103–106. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28 2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 12 Jul 1999 rev-recd: 01 Nov 1999 accepted: 09 Nov 1999 first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Clive Burrett, Ronald Berry; Proterozoic Australia–Western United States (AUSWUS) fit between Laurentia and Australia. Geology 2000;; 28 (2): 103–106. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28 2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract A comparison of the major geological provinces, belts, and lineaments of Proterozoic Laurentia and Australia results in a reconstruction that fits the Mojave terrane of California-Nevada into a reentrant of the Tasman Line of eastern Australia. This reconstruction, to which K. Karlstrom and others gave the acronym AUSWUS (Australia–Western United States), was first proposed by M. Brookfield in 1993 on the basis of matching major lineaments. AUSWUS brings together the remarkably similar Precambrian geology of Mojavia (California-Nevada) and the Broken Hill block (Australia). AUSWUS also provides suitable intercontinental source terranes for zircons in Tasmania, the Belt basin, and Papua New Guinea. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.