Silurian collision and sediment dispersal patterns in southern Britain

Geological Magazine

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 1990, Pages 527-542

  Woodcock, N H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; COLLISION; DOCKING; PLATE TECTONICS; SEDIMENT DISPERSAL; SILURIAN;

UK, ENGLAND; UK, WALES;

EID: 0025625639     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756800015430     Document Type: Article

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