Gravity constraints on lithosphere flexure and the structure of the late Paleozoic Ouachita orogen in Arkansas and Oklahoma, south central North America

Tectonics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-202

  Harry, Dennis L ^a   Mickus, Kevin L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FLEXURE; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; LITHOSPHERIC; OUACHITA OROGENY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0031870498     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97TC03786     Document Type: Article

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