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Direct dating of mylonite evolution; a multi-disciplinary geochronological study from the Moine thrust zone, NW Scotland by Freeman, S. R, Butler, R. W. H, Cliff, R. A, Rex, D. C

“…Pb-Sr dating of sub-closure T, syndeformationally crystallized white micas from the Moine mylonites at Knockan and Dundonnell has given ages of 437-408 m.y…”
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Transcurrent fault activity on the Dead Sea transform in Lebanon and its implications for plate tectonics and seismic hazard by Butler, R. W. H, Spencer, S, Griffiths, H. M

“…Fault activity within the Lebanese transpression zone, one of the classic examples of restraining bend development on a continental transform, is here…”
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Fabric anisotropy controls faulting in the continental crust by Butler, R. W. H, Bond, C. E, Shipton, Z. K, Jones, R. R, Casey, M

“…The influence of pre-existing structural anisotropy on faulting in the continents is best tested in recently exhumed crust (e.g. Nanga Parbat Massif, NW…”
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Testing thrust tectonic models at mountain fronts; where has the displacement gone? by Tozer, R. S. J, Butler, R. W. H, Chiappini, M, Corrado, S, Mazzoli, S, Speranza, F

“…The alternative relationships that can exist between a mountain front and the adjacent foreland basin have been recognized for many years. However, seismic…”
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The nature of "roof thrusts" in the Moine thrust belt, NW Scotland: implications for the structural evolution of thrust belts by Butler, R. W. H

“…Buried thrust systems, commonly analysed in terms of duplex structures, are often interpreted as forming in a particular sequence. This model considers that…”
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Geochronological challenges posed by continuously developing tectonometamorphic systems: insights from Rb–Sr mica ages from the Cycladic Blueschist Belt, Syros (Greece) by Cliff, R. A., Bond, C. E., Butler, R. W. H., Dixon, J. E.

“…Is metamorphism and its causative tectonics best viewed as a series of punctuated events or as a continuum? This question is addressed through examination of…”
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The Mediterranean water body in the late Messinian; interpreting the record from marginal basins on Sicily by Keogh, S. M, Butler, Robert W. H

“…The stratigraphic record of climatic and palaeoceanographic changes in the Mediterranean during the late Messinian is controversial. On Sicily, sedimentary…”
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Thrusting and strike-slip tectonics in the Alto Molise region (Italy); implications for the Neogene-Quaternary evolution of the Central Apennine orogenic system by Corrado, S, Di Bucci, D, Naso, G, Butler, R. W. H

“…The Alto Molise area belongs to the Apennine orogenic belt, which has been developing since the Late Cretaceous as a result of the Europe-Africa collision…”
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Using high-resolution stratigraphy to date fold and thrust activity; examples from the Neogene of south-central Sicily by Butler, R. W. H, Lickorish, W. H

“…The integration of structural and stratigraphic data is fundamental for determining rates of deformation in the uppermost continental crust. The high temporal…”
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Structural evolution and sediment entrainment in mass-transport complexes; outcrop studies from Italy by Butler, Robert W. H, McCaffrey, W. D

“…Mass-transport complexes (MTCs) form a significant component of many deep marine clastic successions. Here, studies of outcrop examples of MTCs from the…”
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Geology of the northern part of the Nanga Parbat Massif, northern Pakistan, and its implications for Himalayan tectonics by Butler, R. W. H, George, M, Harris, N. B. W, Jones, C, Prior, D. J, Treloar, P. J, Wheeler, J

“…The tectonic contact between the Nanga Parbat massif and structurally overlying Kohistan island arc is concordant and ductile; it is associated with…”
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The role of basement reactivation in continental deformation by BUTLER, R. W. H., HOLDSWORTH, R. E., LLOYD, G. E.

“…The papers in this thematic set arise from a discussion meeting sponsored by the Tectonic Studies Group and held at Burlington House on 6-7 March 1996. About…”
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Gravitational collapse at continental margins: products and processes; an introduction by Butler, R.W.H., Turner, J.P.

“…[...] there is now substantial interest in the structural evolution of these large-scale systems. In the process they are able to numerically reproduce the…”
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Late Proterozoic rift faults and basement-cover relationships within the Ben More thrust sheet, NW Scotland by Butler, R. W. H

“…Recently proposed models for the tectonic evolution of N Scotland are discussed involving lithospheric extension during the late Precambrian, supported by new…”
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Reconstructing large-scale remobilisation of deep-water deposits and its impact on sand-body architecture from cored wells: The Lower Cretaceous Britannia Sandstone Formation, UK North Sea by Eggenhuisen, J.T., McCaffrey, W.D., Haughton, P.D.W., Butler, R.W.H., Moore, I., Jarvie, A., Hakes, W.G.

“…The Lower Cretaceous Britannia Sandstone Formation comprises deep-water sandstones deposited in the Witch Ground Graben, Outer Moray Firth, UK North Sea. The…”
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Origin and deformation of the Neogene-Recent Maghrebian Foredeep at the Gela Nappe, SE Sicily by Butler, R. W. H, Grasso, M, La Manna, F

“…SE Sicily contains one of the few exposures of orogenic foreland to the Maghrebian-Apennine orogenic system in the central Mediterranean. Here the African…”
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Thrust tectonics, deep structure and crustal subduction in the Alps and Himalayas by Butler, R. W. H

“…This is a study of tectonic evolution, deep structure and plate convergence after the initial impact between two continental masses. Balanced cross-sections…”
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Calibrating the duration and timing of the Messinian salinity crisis in the Mediterranean; linked tectonoclimatic signals in thrust-top basins of Sicily by Butler, Robert W. H, McClelland, E, Jones, R. E

“…The Messinian "salinity crisis" which affected the Mediterranean represents one of the most dramatic examples of base-level fluctuation known in the geological…”
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Basin structure and Tertiary magmatism on Skye, NW Scotland by Butler, R. W. H, Hutton, D. H. W

“…The emplacement of igneous bodies into upper crustal rocks of sedimentary basins is likely to be stongly influenced by the geometry of the pre-existing basin…”
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The tectonic history of Kohistan and its implications for Himalayan structure by Coward, Michael P, Butler, R. W. H, Asif Khan, M, Knipe, R. J

“…The tectonic history of Kohistan, N Pakistan, involves two collisional events: 1) folding and cleavage development at 90-100 m.y., related to a collision along…”
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