Paleomagnetic determination of vertical-axis rotations within the Charleston-Nebo salient, Utah

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1113-1116

  Conder, Jan ^a   Butler, Robert F ^a   DeCelles, Peter G ^a   Constenius, Kurt ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Fold thrust belt; Orocline; Sevier orogeny; Utah; Vertical axis rotation

Indexed keywords

PALEOMAGNETIC DATA; FOLD-THRUST BELTS; OROCLINE; SEVIER OROGENY; UTAH; VERTICAL-AXIS ROTATION;

CATCHMENTS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MAGNETIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; GEOLOGY;

GEOLOGY; ROTATION;

FOLD AND THRUST BELT; PALEOMAGNETISM; TECTONIC ROTATION; TRIASSIC; BASIN; CURVATURE; DATA; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; OROGENY; SHALE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 1642521942     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G19893.1     Document Type: Article

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