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PALAEOMAGNETIC and structural data on the Grenville Province in North America are best explained if the Grenvillian ‘orogeny’ was caused by right-lateral simple shear of the entire Province. Relative displacement of the edges of the belt is estimated at 200–300 km.
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BAER, A. The Grenville Province as a shear zone. Nature 267, 337–338 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/267337a0
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