Controls on the location of compressional deformation on the NW European margin

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Controls on the location of compressional deformation on the NW European margin. / Kimbell, G. S.; Stewart, M. A.; Gradmann, S.; Shannon, P. M.; Funck, T.; Haase, C.; Stoker, M. S.; Hopper, J. R.

In: Geological Society Special Publication, Vol. 447, No. 1, 2017, p. 249-277.

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Kimbell, GS, Stewart, MA, Gradmann, S, Shannon, PM, Funck, T, Haase, C, Stoker, MS & Hopper, JR 2017, 'Controls on the location of compressional deformation on the NW European margin', Geological Society Special Publication, vol. 447, no. 1, pp. 249-277. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP447.3

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Kimbell, G. S., Stewart, M. A., Gradmann, S., Shannon, P. M., Funck, T., Haase, C., Stoker, M. S., & Hopper, J. R. (2017). Controls on the location of compressional deformation on the NW European margin. Geological Society Special Publication, 447(1), 249-277. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP447.3

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Kimbell GS, Stewart MA, Gradmann S, Shannon PM, Funck T, Haase C et al. Controls on the location of compressional deformation on the NW European margin. Geological Society Special Publication. 2017;447(1):249-277. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP447.3

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Kimbell, G. S. ; Stewart, M. A. ; Gradmann, S. ; Shannon, P. M. ; Funck, T. ; Haase, C. ; Stoker, M. S. ; Hopper, J. R. / Controls on the location of compressional deformation on the NW European margin. In: Geological Society Special Publication. 2017 ; Vol. 447, No. 1. pp. 249-277.

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