Collision tectonics in the Swiss Alps: Insight fro geodynamic modeling

Tectonics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1065-1094

  Pfiffner, O A ^a   Ellis, S ^a   Beaumont, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; COLLISION ZONE; CRUSTAL THICKENING; EXHUMATION; GEODYNAMICS; OROGENY; PLATE TECTONICS;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0034453214     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000TC900019     Document Type: Article

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