Lithospheric-scale analogue modelling of collision zones with a pre-existing weak zone

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 243, Issue , 2005, Pages 277-294

  Willingshofer, Ernst ^a   Sokoutis, Dimitrios ^a   Burg, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; COLLISION ZONE; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; HETEROGENEITY; STRENGTH;

MOHO;

EID: 20444436703     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.243.01.18     Document Type: Article

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