The Slide Mountain Terrane and the structural evolution of the Finlayson Lake Fault Zone, southeastern Yukon

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-126

  Plint, Heather E ^a,b   Gordon, Terence M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Shear Quality Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FAULT ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE; THRUST;

CANADA, YUKON TERRITORY, FINLAYSON LAKE FAULT ZONE; CANADA, YUKON TERRITORY, SLIDE MOUNTAIN TERRANE;

EID: 0030741744     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-009     Document Type: Article

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