Restoration of the external caledonides, Finnmark, North Norway

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 390, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 271-299

  Rice, A H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DOLOMITE; SEDIMENTATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; CALEDONIDES; FINNMARK; NORWAY; VARANGER PENINSULA;

EID: 84897949493     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP390.18     Document Type: Article

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