Granite laccolith emplacement in the Iberian arc: AMS and gravity study of the La Tojiza pluton (NW Spain)

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 435-445

  Aranguren, A ^a   Cuevas, J ^a   Tubia J M ^a   Roman Berdiel T ^b   Casas Sainz, A ^b   Casas Ponsati, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Extensional tectonics; Gravity anomalies; Iberian arc; Magnetic susceptibility; Plutons

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LACCOLITH; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY;

SPAIN;

EID: 0037797243     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764902-079     Document Type: Article

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