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Ophiolitic mylonites in the Lizard complex: Ductile extension in the lower oceanic crust
Wes Gibbons
Wes Gibbons
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Department of Geology, University of Wales, Cardiff, CF1 3YE, Wales
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Lucy Thompson
Lucy Thompson
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Department of Geology, University of Wales, Cardiff, CF1 3YE, Wales
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Geology (1991) 19 (10): 1009-1012.
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October 01, 1991
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Wes Gibbons, Lucy Thompson; Ophiolitic mylonites in the Lizard complex: Ductile extension in the lower oceanic crust. Geology ; 19 (10): 1009–1012. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1991)019<1009:OMITLC>2.3.CO;2
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Index Terms/Descriptors
- Cornwall England
- crust
- deformation
- ductile deformation
- effects
- England
- Europe
- extension
- faults
- Great Britain
- lower crust
- metaigneous rocks
- metamorphic rocks
- mylonites
- oceanic crust
- ophiolite
- petrology
- shear zones
- South-West England
- spreading centers
- United Kingdom
- Western Europe
- The Lizard
- Lizard Complex
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