Geologic and geometric constraints on a kinematic model of the Bolivian orocline

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-235

  Kley, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL SHORTENING; KINEMATICS; OROGENY; PALEOMAGNETISM; STRIKE (GEOLOGY); TECTONIC ROTATION;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 0032752212     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(99)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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