Shallow geophysical and geological evidence for a regional-scale fault duplex in the Lower Palaeozoic of the Isle of Man

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 160, Issue , 1999, Pages 239-257

  Quirk, D G ^a,b   Burnett, D J ^a   Kimbell, G S ^c   Murphy, C A ^d   Varley, J S ^e  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Burlington Rsrc (Irish Sea) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d World Geoscience UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e JEBCO Seismic Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUPLEX; FAULT; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; PALEOZOIC; TECTONICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033388936     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.160.01.17     Document Type: Article

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