Deformation of the western Mediterranean ridge: Importance of Messinian evaporitic formations

Tectonophysics

Volumn 263, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 163-190

  Chaumillon, E ^a   Mascle, J ^a   Hoffmann, H J ^b  

^a Lab de Geodynam Sous marine   (France)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ACCRETIONARY PRISMS; COLLISION; DEFORMATION; EVAPORITE; EVAPORITE FORMATIONS; MESSINIAN; RIDGES; SEISMIC DATA;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, MEDITERRANEAN RIDGE;

EID: 0030441398     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00035-2     Document Type: Article

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