British paleomagnetism, Iapetus Ocean, and the Great Glen fault

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Research Article| July 01, 1984 British paleomagnetism, Iapetus Ocean, and the Great Glen fault J. C. Briden; J. C. Briden 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar H. B. Turnell; H. B. Turnell 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar D. R. Watts D. R. Watts 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information J. C. Briden 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England H. B. Turnell 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England D. R. Watts 1Department of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1984) 12 (7): 428–431. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<428:BPIOAT>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation J. C. Briden, H. B. Turnell, D. R. Watts; British paleomagnetism, Iapetus Ocean, and the Great Glen fault. Geology 1984;; 12 (7): 428–431. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1984)12<428:BPIOAT>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract New paleomagnetic data for Britain establish the width of the Iapetus Ocean as ∼1000 km in mid-Ordovician time but do not yet allow precise estimates of the rate of its subsequent closure. The new lower Paleozoic data from northern Scotland are similar to data from the rest of Britain but are not compatible with North America data on the Bullard et al. reassembly. If this discrepancy is correct, lines of major transcurrent dislocation have yet to be identified either in the North Atlantic continental shelves and margins or in eastern North America, and the Great Glen fault was not the main locus of offset between Britain and North America. The tectonic complexities associated with this configuration require further evaluation. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.