How does the Alpine belt end between Spain and Morocco?

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-15

  Michard, André ^a   Chalouan, Ahmed ^a   Feinberg, Hugues ^a   Goffé, Bruno ^a   Montigny, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Alps; Betics; Collage; Extension; Mediterranean; Orocline; Rif; Rotation; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; OROGENIC BELT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MOROCCO; SPAIN;

EID: 0036174113     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/173.1.3     Document Type: Article

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