A new Variscan deformation map of England and Wales

Tectonophysics

Volumn 309, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 27-39

  Lisle, Richard J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bedding fabric; Deformation; Statistical analysis; Variscan

Indexed keywords

BEDDING PLANE; DEFORMATION; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; TECTONICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032710752     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00130-4     Document Type: Article

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