Gravitational orogenic collapse vs plate-boundary stresses: A numerical modelling approach to the Permo-Carboniferous evolution of Central Europe

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-55

  Henk, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gravitational collapse; Late Variscan extension; Tensile plate boundary stresses

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; EXTENSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE; PERMIAN; PLATE BOUNDARY STRESS;

EUROPE, (CENTRAL);

EID: 0030869398     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050120     Document Type: Article

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