Stratigraphy and structure of the Laurentian rifted margin in the northern Appalachians: A low-angle detachment rift system

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 335-338

  Allen, John S ^a   Thomas, William A ^a   Lavoie, Denis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIANS; FIRST-ORDER; LAURENTIAN; NEOPROTEROZOIC; NORTHERN APPALACHIANS; REGIONAL STRUCTURE; RIFT SYSTEMS; STRATIGRAPHIC DATA; SYN-RIFT; TRANSFORM FAULT;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

STRATIGRAPHY;

CAMBRIAN; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; LAURENTIA; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; RIFT ZONE; TRANSFORM FAULT;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 69649085296     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25371A.1     Document Type: Article

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