The geometry of drag zones adjacent to salt diapirs

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1019-1029

  Alsop, G I ^a   Brown, J P ^a   Davison, I ^a   Gibling, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deformation; Nova Scotia; Salt tectonics

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DIAPIR; OVERBURDEN; SALT TECTONICS; VISEAN;

CANADA;

EID: 84872634494     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.157.5.1019     Document Type: Article

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