Caledonian sole thrust of central East Greenland: A crustal-scale Devonian extensional detachment?: Comment

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 471-

  Dallmeyer, R D ^a   Strachan, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEVONIAN;

ARCTIC; EAST GREENLAND; GREENLAND;

EID: 0042773824     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0471:CSTOCE>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Letter

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