The interplay of regional structure and emplacement mechanisms at the contact of the South Mountain Batholith, Nova Scotia: Floor-down or wall-up?

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1285-1299

  Culshaw, N ^a   Bhatnagar, P ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GRANITE; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

ANTICLINORIA;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

BATHOLITH; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DEVONIAN; EMPLACEMENT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CANADA;

EID: 0034739958     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjes-38-9-1285     Document Type: Article

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