Gravitational collapse of the continental crust: Definition, regimes and modes

Tectonophysics

Volumn 342, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 435-449

  Rey, P ^a   Vanderhaeghe, O ^b   Teyssier, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental crust; Gravitational collapse; Oregenic process

Indexed keywords

COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; GRAVITY; OROGENY; TECTONICS;

EID: 0035696188     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(01)00174-3     Document Type: Article

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