Variscan tectonics of central Europe: Postaccretionary intraplate deformation of weak continental lithosphere

Tectonics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1364-1388

  Krohe, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DEFORMATION; GONDWANA; INTRAPLATE AREA; MICROPLATE; TECTONICS; VARISCAN;

EUROPE;

EID: 0030390295     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96TC01110     Document Type: Article

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