VARNET-96: Influence of the Variscan and Caledonian orogenies on crustal structure in SW Ireland

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 660-676

  Landes, Michael ^a   Prodehl, C ^b   Hauser, F ^b   Jacob, A W B ^b   Vermeulen, N J ^c,d  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d Chevron Europe Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caledonian orogeny; Crustal structure; Seismic refraction; SSW Ireland; Tectonics; Variscan orogeny

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; SEISMIC SURVEY;

IRELAND;

EID: 0034067110     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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