Pre-Carboniferous history of the Midland Valley of Scotland

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1984, Pages 275-295

  Bluck, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allochthonous terrane; arc; Caledonides; Dalradian; Devonian; fore arc; marginal basin; Ordovician; Silurian; strike slip; thrusting

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHONOUS TERRANE ARC CALEDONIDES DALRADIAN DEVONIAN FORE ARC MARGINAL BASIN ORDOVICIAN SILURIAN STRIKE SLIP THRUSTING.;

EID: 0021546384     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: 14737116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263593300013900     Document Type: Article

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