The basement versus the no-basement hypotheses for folding within the appalachian plateau detachment sheet

American Journal of Science

Volumn 303, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 519-563

  Scanlin, Michael A ^a   Engelder, Terry ^b  

^a ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; BASEMENT ROCK; DETACHMENT FOLD; FOLDING; FOOTWALL; LITHOLOGY; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042287820     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.303.6.519     Document Type: Article

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