Geometry and tectonics of Early Tertiary triangle zones, northeastern Eagle Plain, Yukon Territory

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 337-348

  Lane, Larry S ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOLLEMENT; DEFORMATION FRONT; STRUCTURAL GEOMETRY; TECTONICS; TRIANGLE ZONE;

CANADA, YUKON TERRITORY, EAGLE PLAIN;

EID: 0030447005     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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