The lithospheric trace of the Iapetus Suture in SW Ireland from teleseismic data

Tectonophysics

Volumn 302, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 83-98

  Masson, F ^a,c   Hauser, F ^b   Jacob, A W B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Iapetus Suture; Ireland; Lithosphere; Teleseismic events

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SUTURE ZONE;

IRELAND;

EID: 0033557530     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00279-0     Document Type: Article

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