Geometry and folding history of the Baraboo Syncline: Implications for the Mazatzal Orogeny in the north-central U.S.

Precambrian Research

Volumn 157, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 203-213

  Czeck, Dyanna M ^a   Ormand, Carol J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Baraboo Syncline; Fold and thrust belt; Kinematic model; Mazatzal

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLDING; KINEMATICS; PLANE STRAIN; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SYNCLINE; THRUST;

BARABOO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 34447299122     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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