The use of a combined structural, stable isotope and fluid inclusion study to constrain the kinematic history at the northern Variscan front zone (Bettrechies, northern France)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 589-602

  Kenis, I ^a   Muchez, Ph ^a   Sintubin, M ^a   Mansy, J L ^b   Lacquement, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOLOMITE; THERMAL HISTORY; VEIN FORMATION;

CALCITE; DEFORMATION; FLUIDS; ISOTOPES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURE; ROCKS; TEMPERATURE;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FLUID FLOW; FOLDING; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; KINEMATICS; P-T CONDITIONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SYNCLINE; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

FRANCE;

EID: 0034092896     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00187-X     Document Type: Article

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