Regional significance of neotectonic counterclockwise rotation in central turkey

International Geology Review

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 692-700

  Tatar, O ^a   Piper, J D A ^b   Gursoy H ^a   Temiz, H ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; PALAEOLATITUDE; PALAEOMAGNETISM; QUATERNARY; TECTONIC ROTATION;

TURKEY;

EID: 0030391664     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819709465353     Document Type: Article

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