North-south lineaments in the British Isles: a 1500 Myr record of reactivation

R. S. Haszeldine

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North-south lineaments in the British Isles: a 1500 Myr record of reactivation

R. S. Haszeldine

School of Geosciences

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Re-examines the large-scale sedimentary, igneous and tectonic features of the British Isles and its surrounding continental shelf. Very long N-S geofracture lineaments are identifiable. Some linears show geological activity at the present day and some can be identified back to the mid-Proterozoic. The major features have a persistent N-S orientation (360±10°), suggesting that an extensionsal E-W stress field has been reactivated many times. Linears can also be identified with E-W, NW-SE, and NE-SW orientations, but are not discussed here in detail. Possible causes of the observed stress field are discussed. -after Author

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	233-246
Number of pages	14
Journal	Basement tectonics 9
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2654-0_15
Publication status	Published - 1992

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