Triangle zone geometry, terminology and kinematics

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-152

  Jones, Peter B ^a  

^a Intl Tectonic Consultants Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLD AND THRUST BELT; KINEMATICS; OROGENESIS; STRUCTURAL GEOMETRY; TRIANGLE ZONE;

CANADA, CANADIAN CORDILLERA;

EID: 0030454993     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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