Orogens and slabs vs. their direction of subduction

Earth Science Reviews

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 167-208

  Doglioni, C ^a   Harabaglia, P ^b   Merlini, S ^c   Mongelli, F ^d   Peccerillo, A ^e   Piromallo, C ^f  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c AGIP SpA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^f ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean geodynamics; Orogens; Subduction zones; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMICS; OROGENY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 0344780740     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-8252(98)00045-2     Document Type: Article

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