Linkage between mantle and crustal structures and its bearing on inherited structures in northwestern Scotland

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-83

  Snyder, D B ^a   England, R W ^a   Mcbride, J H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caledonian orogeny; Lithosphere; Mantle; Reflections; Seismic profiles

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; DEFORMATION; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

UK, SCOTLAND;

EID: 0030753047     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.1.0079     Document Type: Article

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