Tertiary deformation and kinematics of the southern part of the Tambo and Suretta nappes (Val Bregaglia, Eastern Swiss Alps)

Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 383-397

  Huber, Rahel K ^a   Marquer, Didier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central Alps; Deformation; Extension; Penninic domain; Shear sense; Switzerland; Tectonic evolution

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; SCHISTOSITY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

SWITZERLAND, ALPS, VAL BREGAGLIA;

EID: 0030429611     PISSN: 00367699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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