Collapse of the caledonian orogen and the old Red sandstone

Nature

Volumn 323, Issue 6084, 1986, Pages 147-149

  McClay, K R ^a   Norton, M G ^a   Coney, P ^b   Davis, G H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN; EXTENSIONAL BASINS; GREENLAND; INTRA OROGEN COLLAPSE; NORWAY; OLD RED SANDSTONE; SCOTLAND; TECTONICS;

EID: 0022927033     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/323147a0     Document Type: Article

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