The Acadian fold belt in the Meguma Terrane, Nova Scotia: Cross sections, fold mechanisms, and tectonic implications

Tectonics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Culshaw, Nicholas ^a   Lee, Sharon K Y ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FOLD BELT; GRANITE; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

CANADA; MEGUMA TERRANE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33751382346     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004TC001752     Document Type: Article

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