Structural wedges in the Cordilleran crust, southwestern Canada

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 349-362

  Varsek, John L ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DELAMINATION; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TECTONIC WEDGE;

CANADA, CANADIAN CORDILLERA;

EID: 0030462659     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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