Large-scale coast-parallel displacements in the Cordillera: A granitic resolution to a paleomagnetic dilemma

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 1103-1108

  Johnston, Stephen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; CORDILLERA; FAULT DEVELOPMENT; FOLIATION; OROGEN PARALLEL DISPLACEMENTS;

GRANITE; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; WALL ROCK;

TECTONICS;

BATHOLITH; DISPLACEMENT; EMPLACEMENT; ORIENTATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032693998     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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