Extensional collapse of orogens

Tectonics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 1123-1139

  Dewey, J F ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

CYCLICAL OCEAN FORMING; EXTENSION; EXTENSIONAL COLLAPSE; HIGH GRADE METAMORPHIC ROCKS; LITHOSPHERE; MINIMUM-MELT GRANITE SUITES; OROGENS;

EID: 0024197905     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: 19449194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/TC007i006p01123     Document Type: Article

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