On the origin of west-directed subduction zones and applications to the western Mediterranean

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 156, Issue , 1999, Pages 541-561

  Doglioni, C ^a   Gueguen, E ^b   Harabaglia, P ^b   Mongelli, F ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0033379196     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.156.01.24     Document Type: Article

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