Patterns of basement structure and reactivation along the NE Atlantic margin

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-92

  Dore A G ^a   Lundin, E R ^a   Fichler, C ^a   Olesen, O ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Basement; Caledonian orogeny; North atlantic; Reactivation

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; EXTENSION; FAULT TREND; FAULTS; LINEAMENT; OROGENY; REACTIVATION;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHEAST); NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 0030762972     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.1.0085     Document Type: Article

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