Orogen-parallel transport and vertical partitioning of strain during oblique collision, Efjorden, north Norway

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1231-1239

  Northrup, C J ^a,b   Burchfiel, B C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ROCKS;

OROGENESIS; THRUST SHEETS;

TECTONICS;

BALTICA; COLLISION; LAURENTIA; STRAIN PARTITIONING; THRUST SHEET;

NORWAY, EFJORD;

EID: 0030265380     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(96)00040-5     Document Type: Article

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