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And still they moved

An important statement about some rock masses

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Geologists find that many large masses of rock have been displaced great distances over surfaces of discontinuity called overthrusts. But how is the anticipated large force of friction along an overthrust overcome?

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  1. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Roorkee, 247 667, Roorkee, India

    Ramesh Chander

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Chander, R. And still they moved. Reson 3, 41–48 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02841421

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