Structural analysis of supracrustal faults in the Charlevoix area, Quebec: Relation to impact cratering and the St-Laurent fault system

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 221-235

  Lemieux, Yvon ^a   Tremblay, Alain ^a   Lavoie, Denis ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FAULTS;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

FAULTING; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MESOZOIC; PALEOZOIC; RIFTING; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CANADA;

EID: 0037677908     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e02-046     Document Type: Article

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