Evolution of the Northern Belt, Southern Uplands: Implications for the Southern Uplands controversy

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-205

  Armstrong, H A ^a   Owen, A W ^b   Scrutton, C T ^a   Clarkson, E N K ^c   Taylor, C M ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Geology and Geophysics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accretionary wedges; Biostratigraphy; Geochemistry; Southern Uplands

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARADOCIAN; MAGMATISM; OBDUCTION; ORDOVICIAN; SEDIMENTATION;

UK, SCOTLAND, SOUTHERN UPLANDS;

EID: 0029775935     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.2.0197     Document Type: Article

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