The thermal field in a basin after a sudden passive pure shear lithospheric extension and sublithospheric mechanical erosion: The case of the Tuscan Basin (Italy)

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 142-150

  Mongelli, F ^a   Zito, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THINNING; EROSION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SHEAR;

ITALY;

EID: 0033936703     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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