Tectonic evolution of the careon ophiolite (Northwest Spain): A remnant of oceanic lithosphere in the Variscan belt

Journal of Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 587-605

  Díaz García, Florentino ^d   Arenas, Ricardo ^a,d   Martínez Catalán, José R ^b,d   González Del Tánago, José ^a,d   Dunning, Greg R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; OPHIOLITE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

SPAIN;

EID: 0343851719     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314368     Document Type: Article

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