Continental collision and lateral escape deformation in the lower and upper crust: An example from Caledonide Svalbard
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The Svalbard archipelago may have been formed from widely dispersed blocks through large-scale left-lateral motion, along fault zones in Late Silurian to Late Devonian time. The assemblage of the Svalbard blocks in Late Caledonian time may have been due to their northward escape after the Baltica-Laurentia collision. The structural and metamorphic characteristics of the blocks are described to provide a better knowledge of how the escape of northeastern Svalbard could have arisen.
Publication Name: Tectonics
Subject: Earth sciences
ISSN: 0278-7407
Year: 1999
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A discussion of geological issues related to the age relations, stratigraphy and magnetism of the western Ny Friesland region is presented. Particular attention is given to the comments of David G. Gee, PAtrick Witt-Nilsson, Fredrick J, Hellma and Ake Johansson on this topic.
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Year: 2001
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