Caledonian thrusting on Bjornoya: Implications for Palaeozoic and Mesozoic tectonism of the western Barents Shelf

Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-68

  Braathen, Alvar ^a   Maher Jr , Harmon D ^b   Haabet, Tora E ^c   Kristensen, Stein Erik ^d   Tørudbakken, Bjørn Ove ^d   Worsley, David ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d Saga Petroleum   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; MESOZOIC; PALEOZOIC; TECTONICS; THRUST;

BARENTS SEA;

EID: 0033039751     PISSN: 0029196X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002919699433915     Document Type: Article

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