Role of the Birmingham basement fault in thin-skinned thrusting of the Birmingham anticlinorium, Appalachian thrust belt in Alabama

American Journal of Science

Volumn 307, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-62

  Thomas, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; CAMBRIAN; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; GRABEN; PENNSYLVANIAN; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THIN SKINNED TECTONICS; THRUST FAULT;

ALABAMA; BIRMINGHAM [ALABAMA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DIDELPHIDAE; INDICATOR MINOR;

EID: 34249714665     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/01.2007.03     Document Type: Article

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