The Central Atlantic rifting: Reactivation of palaeozoic structures?

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 235-255

  Pique A ^a   Laville, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETACHMENT; JURASSIC; REACTIVATION; RIFTING; SHEAR ZONE; TRIASSIC;

ATLANTIC; CANADA; MOROCCO; USA;

EID: 0029768494     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-3707(95)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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