Implications of meso-structures for deformational history of the Moose Mountain structure, Canadian Rocky Mountain foothills

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-66

  Feinstein, S ^a   Eyal, Y ^a   Bell, J S ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRIATIONS;

DEFORMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KINEMATICS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT PLANE; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; KINEMATICS; REGIONAL PATTERN; STRAIN ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

EID: 0032905787     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(98)00090-X     Document Type: Article

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