An ancient seismite response to Taconian far-field forces: The Cane Run Bed, Upper Ordovician (Trenton) Lexington Limestone, Central Kentucky (USA)

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 3-5, 2004, Pages 487-511

  Jewell, Helen E ^a   Ettensohn, Frank R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; LIMESTONE; ORDOVICIAN; OROGENY; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMICITY;

KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2142762492     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2004.02.017     Document Type: Article

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