Nature of extensional accretionary orogens

Tectonics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 6-1-6-12

  Collins, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back arc; Extension; Lachlan fold belt; Orogeny; Rollback; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BACKARC BASIN; BASALT; DEVONIAN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MAGMATISM; OROGENIC BELT; SILURIAN;

AUSTRALIA; LACHLAN FOLD BELT;

EID: 0036706117     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000TC001272     Document Type: Article

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