Inversion tectonics of the Variscan foreland of the British Isles

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-32

  Corfield, S M ^a,e   Gawthorpe, R L ^a   Gage, M ^b   Fraser, A J ^c   Besly, B M ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Simon Petroleum Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basins; Great Britain; Ireland; Tectonics; Westphalian

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; INVERSION; TECTONIC; VARISCAN FORELAND;

IRELAND; UK;

EID: 0029729481     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.1.0017     Document Type: Article

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