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Discussion on major southeast-directed Caledonian thrusting and folding in the Dalradian rocks of mid-Ulster: implications for Caledonian tectonics and mid-crustal shear zones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

J. W. Arthurs ,
R. A. Smith ,
T. P. Johnson ,
G. I. Alsop  and
D. H. W. Hutton
J. W. Arthurs
Affiliation:
Mineral Engineering Department, Regional Technical College, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
R. A. Smith
Affiliation:
British Geological Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3LA, UK
T. P. Johnson
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, 20 College Gardens, Belfast BT9 6BS, UK
G. I. Alsop
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Durham Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DJ1 3LE, UK Present address: Department of Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
D. H. W. Hutton
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Durham Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DJ1 3LE, UK
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Geological Magazine , Volume 131 , Issue 3 , May 1994 , pp. 417 - 421
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