Active tectonism in the central Alps: Contrasting stress regimes north and south of the Rhone Valley

Terra Nova

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-94

  Maurer, H R ^a   Burkhard, M ^b   Deichmann, N ^a   Green, A G ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Institute de Géologie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; EXTENSION; FAULT ZONE; SEISMICITY; STRESS; TECTONICS;

EUROPE, ALPS;

EID: 0031465759     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.1997.tb00010.x     Document Type: Article

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