The Caledonian Orogeny redefined

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1149-1154

  McKerrow, W S ^a   Mac Niocaill, C ^a   Dewey, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caledonian; Iapetus; Orogeny; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IAPETUS OCEAN; TECTONICS;

EID: 0033730575     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.157.6.1149     Document Type: Article

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