Syn-folding remagnetization events in the French-Belgium Variscan thrust front as markers of the fold-and-thrust belt kinematics

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 511-523

  Szaniawski, Rafal ^a,b   Lewandowski, Marek ^a   Mansy, Jean Louis ^b   Averbuch, Olivier ^b   Lacquement, Frederic ^b  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Ardennes; Fold test; Paleomagnetism; Remagnetizations; Tectonic rotations; Variscides

Indexed keywords

FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLDING; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMAGNETIZATION; TECTONIC ROTATION;

ARDENNES; BELGIUM; FRANCE;

EID: 0142120431     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/174.5.511     Document Type: Article

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