The Iapetan rifted margin of southern Laurentia

Geosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-120

  Thomas, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; IAPETUS OCEAN; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; LAURENTIA; OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; PASSIVE MARGIN; PLATE TECTONICS; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

APPALACHIANS; OUACHITA MOUNTAINS; PRECORDILLERA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952937450     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00574.1     Document Type: Article

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