Ductile and brittle extension in the southern Lofoten Archipelago, north Norway: Implications for differences in tectonic style along an ancient collisional margin

American Journal of Science

Volumn 299, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-89

  Klein, Andre C ^a,b   Steltenpohl, Mark G ^a   Hames, Willis E ^a   Andresen, Arild ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 0033443847     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.299.1.69     Document Type: Article

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