Structural history of the crustal-scale Coast shear zone north of Portland Canal, southeast Alaska and British Columbia

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 883-904

  Klepeis, Keith A ^a   Crawford, Maria Luisa ^b   Gehrels, George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAST SHEAR ZONES;

COASTAL ZONES; DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BATHOLITH; DEFORMATION; SHEAR ZONE;

NORTH AMERICA, COAST MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0032124312     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(98)00020-0     Document Type: Article

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