Deep seismic reflection evidence for ancient subduction and collision zones within the continental lithosphere of Northwestern Europe

Tectonophysics

Volumn 329, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 269-300

  Balling, N ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Baltic shield; Crustal growth; Deep seismic reflectivity; Mantle lithosphere; Relict subduction; Tornquist zone

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SURVEY; SUBDUCTION;

EUROPE;

EID: 0035051682     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(00)00199-2     Document Type: Article

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