Kinematics and dynamics of Old Red Sandstone basins

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 180, Issue , 2000, Pages 29-60

  Friend, P F ^a   Williams, B P J ^a   Ford, M ^a   Williams, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEVONIAN; OLD RED SANDSTONE; OROGENY; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY;

ENTOVALVA; LAURENTIA; ORCADIA; SCANDIA;

EID: 0034460952     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.180.01.04     Document Type: Article

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