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Polyphase deformation structures in the Welsh Caledonides near Aberystwyth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

W. R. Fitches
W. R. Fitches*
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales.
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Summary

Various small-scale tectonic structures which deform the first, regional folds and cleavages are described. The strain sequence in the rocks near Aberystwyth is shown to resemble that established elsewhere in the paratectonic Caledonides.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 109 , Issue 2 , March 1972, pp. 149 - 155
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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