Changing Silurian-Devonian relative plate motion in the Caledonides: Sinistral transpression to sinistral transtension

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-229

  Dewey, J F ^a,b   Strachan, R A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caledonides; Devonian; Silurian; Transpression; Transtension

Indexed keywords

BALTICA; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; IAPETUS OCEAN; LAURENTIA; OLD RED SANDSTONE; PLATE MOTION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONICS; TRANSPRESSION; TRANSTENSION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037360384     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764902-085     Document Type: Article

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