Lateral growth of the continental crust through deep level subduction-accretion: A re-evaluation of central Greek Rhodope

Lithos

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-94

  Barr, Samantha R ^a   Temperley, Stephen ^a   Tarney, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustal growth; Oceanic affinity; Rhodope; Subduction accretion; Tectonic mixing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002595588     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0024-4937(98)00055-3     Document Type: Article

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