Tectonic inheritance at a continental margin

GSA Today

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 4-11

  Thomas, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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CONTINENTAL MARGIN;

EID: 32044437591     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: 10525173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/1052-5173(2006)016[4:TIAACM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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