The Moine Supergroup of NW Scotland: Insights into the analysis of polyorogenic supracrustal sequences

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 335, Issue , 2010, Pages 233-254

  Strachan, R A ^a   Holdsworth, R E ^b   Krabbendam, M ^c   Alsop, G I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; DEFORMATION; FOLDING; GNEISS; KINEMATICS; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 77956004606     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP335.11     Document Type: Article

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