Thrust kinematics and internal deformation in basement-involved fold and thrust belts: The eastern Orobic Alps case (Central Southern Alps, northern Italy)

Tectonics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-271

  Carminati, Eugenio ^a,c   Siletto, Gian Bartolomeo ^b,d,e   Battaglia, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Servizio Geologico Regione Lombardia   (Italy)

^e Regione Lombardia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE/PLASTIC TRANSITION; CRITICAL WEDGE; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; PLASTIC DEFORMATION;

ITALY, ALPS, OROBIC ALPS;

EID: 0030765037     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96TC03936     Document Type: Article

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