Neogene evolution of the Sorbas basin (SE Spain) determined by paleostress analysis

Tectonophysics

Volumn 255, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 291-305

  Stapel, Gerco ^a   Moeys, Rikkert ^a   Biermann, Cees ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEOGENE; PALAEOSTRESS; STRIKE SLIP; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

SPAIN, BETIC CORDILLERA, SORBAS BASIN;

EID: 0030482618     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00190-5     Document Type: Article

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