Tension structures related to gliding tectonics in the Caledonian superstructure of Canning Land and Wegener Halvø, central East Greenland

Authors

  • R Caby

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34194/rapggu.v72.7413

Abstract

A variety of types of pre-Devonian tension structures observed in the late Precambrian Eleonore Bay Group, Tillite Group and Cambrian strata of Canning Land and Wegener Halvø are described and their mutual relationships discussed. They represent the main Caledonian deformation within the region, and seem to have formed during the westward tectonic transport of gliding units on discontinuity surfaces which lie mostly parallel to bedding.

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Published

1976-12-31

How to Cite

Caby, R. (1976). Tension structures related to gliding tectonics in the Caledonian superstructure of Canning Land and Wegener Halvø, central East Greenland. Rapport Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, 72, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.34194/rapggu.v72.7413

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Vol. 72 (1976): Tension structures related to gliding tectonics in the Caledonian superstructure of Canning Land and Wegener Halvø, central East Greenland

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Monograph

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