Mechanics of basin inversion

Tectonophysics

Volumn 305, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 109-120

  Sandiford, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basin inversion; Extensional basins; Lithosphere; Mechanics; Rheology

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; INVERSION TECTONICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MECHANICAL CONTROL; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0033541999     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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