Late carboniferous to triassic reactivation of Variscan basement in the western English channel: Evidence from onshore exposures in south Cornwall

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 163-168

  Shail, Robin K ^a   Alexander, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basement reactivation; Basin evolution; SW England; Variscides

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CARBONIFEROUS; PERMIAN; REACTIVATION; TRIASSIC; VARISCAN BASEMENT;

ATLANTIC, ENGLISH CHANNEL; UK, ENGLAND, CORNWALL;

EID: 0030757962     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.1.0163     Document Type: Article

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