Development of large north-facing folds and their relation to crustal extension in the Alboran domain (Alpujarras region, Betic Cordilleras, Spain)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 298, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 271-295

  Orozco, Miguel ^a   M Alonso Chaves, Francisco ^b   Nieto, Fernando ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alboran domain; Alpujarras region; Betic Cordilleras; Extension; North facing folds; Spain

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOLDING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

SPAIN;

EID: 0032582995     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00188-7     Document Type: Article

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