Sand-box modelling of basement-controlled transfer zones in extensional domains

Terra Nova

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 149-156

  Acocella, V ^a,b   Faccenna, C ^a   Funiciello, R ^a   Rossetti, F ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; KINEMATICS; MODELING; RIFT ZONE;

EID: 0033493520     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3121.1999.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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