Paleostress analysis of Atlantic crustal extension in the Quebec Appalachians

Journal of Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 435-448

  Faure, Stéphane ^a   Tremblay, Alain ^a   Malo, Michel ^a,b   Angelier, Jacques ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^c LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; FAULT SLIP; JURASSIC; PALEOSTRESS; PLATE MOTION; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; STRESS ANALYSIS; TRIASSIC;

APPALACHIANS; CANADA; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE LOWLANDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746403665     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504178     Document Type: Article

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