Tectonic Facies, Orientation, Sequence, Style, and Date
Abstract Some essential features of the general tectonic description of a region are outlined under the above heads. Tectonic style is the product of facies and orientation in their distinctive sequence, and is assumed to be independent of date. A type of tectonic sequence is outlined from Ny Friesl...
| Published in: | Geological Magazine |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1956
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800066437 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800066437 |
| Summary: | Abstract Some essential features of the general tectonic description of a region are outlined under the above heads. Tectonic style is the product of facies and orientation in their distinctive sequence, and is assumed to be independent of date. A type of tectonic sequence is outlined from Ny Friesland, Spitsbergen, with a distinct late stage elongation along the fold axes. |
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