The highland boundary fault and the highland border complex

Scottish Journal of Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-124

  Bluck, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BASEMENT (BUILDING); BASIN EVOLUTION; BOUNDARY CONDITION; DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; FOLDING; FRACTURE; OPHIOLITE; ORDOVICIAN; PILLOW LAVA; SANDSTONE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78149437905     PISSN: 00369276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0036-9276/01-411     Document Type: Article

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