Alleghanian faulting in the southern Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec

Atlantic Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-207

  Jutras, P ^a   Prichonnet, G ^b   McCutcheon, S ^c  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLEGHANIAN OROGENY; COMPRESSION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULTING; STRESS FIELD;

CANADA; GASPE PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 4744348620     PISSN: 08435561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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