Timing of tectonic events in the Alpujárride Complex, Betic Cordillera, southern Spain

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 451-462

  Platt, John P ^a,b   Kelley, S P ^c   Carter, A ^b   Orozco, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpuj rride Complex; Ar Ar; Fission track dating; Metamorphism; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; MICA; TECTONICS;

ALPUJARRAS; ANDALUCIA; BETIC CORDILLERA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

MICA; MICAS;

EID: 16344370357     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764903-039     Document Type: Article

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