Evolution of the Kap Cannon Thrust Zone (north Greenland)

Tectonics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1004-1026

  Von Gosen, W ^a   Piepjohn, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THRUST;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0033508011     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999TC900035     Document Type: Article

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