Alpine plate kinematics in the western Mediterranean: a westward- directed subduction regime followed by slab roll-back and slab detachment

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 156, Issue , 1999, Pages 109-120

  Zeck, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

VALENCIA;

EID: 0033388084     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.156.01.07     Document Type: Article

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