Evolution of the Lycian Allochthon, western Turkey, as a north-facing Late Palaeozoic to Mesozoic rift and passive continental margin

Geological Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 107-138

  Collins, Alan S ^a,b   Robertson, Alastair H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lycian Thrust Sheets; Neotethys; Passive margin; Rift; Thrust emplacement

Indexed keywords

PASSIVE MARGIN; RIFTING; TECTONICS; TETHYS; THRUST;

TURKEY;

EID: 0033493853     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1034(199901/06)34:1/2<107::AID-GJ817>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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