Deformation of the Macumber Formation, Antigonish Basin, Nova Scotia: Implications for the Ainslie Detachment

Atlantic Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 135-144

  Thomas, D B ^a   Nance, R D ^a   Murphy, J B ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; GRAVITY; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SLIDING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ANTIGONISH BASIN; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 0742285025     PISSN: 08435561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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