The Devonian Nesna shear zone and adjacent gneiss-cored culminations, North Central Norwegian Caledonides

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 137-150

  Osmundsen, P T ^a   Braathen, A ^a   Nordgulen, O ^a   Roberts, D ^a   Meyer, G B ^a   Eide, E ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Devonian; Extension; North central Norway; Scandinavian caledonides; Shear zones

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEVONIAN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GNEISS; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN;

NORWAY;

EID: 0037252995     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764901-173     Document Type: Article

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