Development of a folded thrust stack: Humber Arm allochthon, Bay of Islands, Newfoundland Appalachians

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 237-253

  Waldron, John W F ^a   Henry, Amber D ^a   Bradley, James C ^a   Palmer, Sarah E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; KINEMATICS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SHEAR STRESS; TECTONICS;

FOLDED THRUST STACK;

STRATIGRAPHY;

ALLOCHTHON; FOLDING; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THRUST;

CANADA;

EID: 0037677907     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-042     Document Type: Article

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