Essays about: "fold nappe"

Found 2 essays containing the words fold nappe.

  1. 1. Structural Reconnaissance Mapping of the Nasa Basement Window, Southern Norrbotten Caledonides

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Hugo Hedin Baastrup; [2018]
    Keywords : Caledonides; Belt; Window; Thrust; Shear; Basement; Nappe; Tectonic; Arjeplog; Nasa; Saltfjellet; Overprint;

    Abstract : Too few documentative descriptions exist from the reactivated Proterozoic Nasa Basement window in Sweden. This re-exposed crustal piece predominantly consisting of 1.8 Ga granite and volcanic basement rock lack structural evidences on maps. READ MORE

  3. 2. A key fold structure within a Sveconorwegian eclogite-bearing deformation zone in Halland, south-western Sweden : geometry and tectonic implications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Brendan Dyck; [2011]
    Keywords : Sveconorwegian; fold nappe; eclogite; Ätran area; U-Pb geochronology; Domino-Theriak; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Retro-eclogites and associated high-pressure rocks are found in the Ullared area, southwest Sweden. These rocks are evidence of the high-pressure deformation which occurred during the formation of the c. 500 km long Sveconorwegian orogenic belt around one billion years ago. READ MORE