The cause of N-S extensional tectonics in western Turkey: Tectonic escape vs back-arc spreading vs orogenic collapse

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 145-153

  Seyitoǧlu, Gürol ^a   Scott, Barry C ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKARC SPREADING; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; OROGENIC COLLAPSE; TECTONIC ESCAPE;

TURKEY;

EID: 0030466630     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-3707(96)00004-x     Document Type: Article

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