Superposition of extensional detachments during the neogene in the internal zones of the betic cordilleras

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 350-362

  Gonzalez Lodeiro F ^a   Aldaya, F ^a   Galindo Zaldivar J ^a   Jabaloy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Betic cordilleras; Detachments; Extension; Neogene evolution; Shear zones

Indexed keywords

DETACHMENT; EXTENSION; NEOGENE; SHEAR ZONE;

SPAIN, BETIC CORDILLERA;

EID: 0030454340     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02422240     Document Type: Article

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