Three-dimensional compressional deformations in the zailiski alatau mountains, kazakstan

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 239-249

  Tibaldi, Alessandro ^a   Graziotto, Evamaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 d strain; Faults; Kazakstan; Neotectonics; Tien shan

Indexed keywords

NEOTECTONICS; STRAIN; TECTONICS;

ALATAU MOUNTAINS; KAZAKSTAN; ZAILISKI;

EID: 0031463182     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09853111.1997.11105304     Document Type: Article

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