The orogenic wedge in the central Scandinavian Caledonides: Scandian structural evolution and possible influence on the foreland basin

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Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-190

  Greiling, Reinhard O ^a   Garfunkel, Zvi ^b   Zachrisson, Ebbe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back faulting; Foreland basin; Kinematic indicators; Lithospheric model; Orogenic wedge; Restoration; Scandinavian caledonides

Indexed keywords

SCANDIA;

EID: 0347029512     PISSN: 11035897     EISSN: 20000863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11035899801202181     Document Type: Article

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