Abstract
Baltica is a progeny of Rodinia, born from the breakup of the supercontinent in the Neoproterozoic. Within Rodinia, Baltica is generally placed adjacent to NE Laurentia but in a variety of configurations, which vary by up to 3000 km along the strike of the Laurentian margin and include both right-way-up and upside-down orientations (current coordinates). Geological and palaeomagnetic data show that the only viable reconstruction juxtaposes the western Scandinavian margin of Baltica, in its right-way-up orientation, against the Rockall-Scotland-SE Greenland segment of Laurentia.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 753-759 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of the Geological Society |
Volume | 163 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2006 |
Keywords
- POLAR WANDER PATH
- LAYERED MAFIC INTRUSION
- SKINNER COVE VOLCANICS
- EAST EUROPEAN CRATON
- LONG-RANGE DYKES
- PALEOMAGNETIC DATA
- WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND
- IAPETUS OCEAN
- RED SEDIMENTS
- TECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE