Kinematics of the uinta fault system (southern wyoming and northern utah) during the laramide orogeny

International Geology Review

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 52-68

  Johnston, Robert E ^a   Yin, An ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; KINEMATICS; LARAMIDE OROGENY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035052382     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1938-2839.43.1.68     Document Type: Article

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