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MAVIS: Geophysical constraints on the structure of the Carboniferous basin of West Lothian, Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2011

M. C. Dentith  and
J. Hall
M. C. Dentith
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, U.K.
J. Hall
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, U.K.
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Abstract

The results of recent seismic refraction profiling across the Carboniferous West Lothian basin are described. Data from two 90-km refraction lines within the Midland Valley are combined with short–medium range, c. 30 km, profiles recorded using quarry-blast sources. Integration of seismic, gravity and structural data suggest thin-skinned deformation with at least two levels of detachment. Major faults mapped at the surface define domains comprised of thin flakes deformed into dome and basin structures. The data are interpreted in terms of a dextral strike-slip linked fault model for the region.

Keywords

oil-shalesseismic refractionstrike-slip.

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 81 , Issue 2 , 1990 , pp. 117 - 126
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1990

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