Tectonic evolution of the Montagne Noire and a possible orogenic model for syncollisional exhumation of deep rocks, Variscan belt, France

Tectonics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-79

  Aerden, Domingo G A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DOMES; FAULTING; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HEAT FLUX; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SILICATES; STARS;

CRUSTAL THICKENINGS; FOLIATION DEVELOPMENT; GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE; GRAVITATIONAL INSTABILITY; METAMORPHIC CONDITIONS; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; RE-EQUILIBRATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

TECTONICS;

OROGENIC MODEL; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

FRANCE, MASSIF CENTRAL;

EID: 0031847774     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97TC02342     Document Type: Article

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