Contrasting structural and P-T evolution of tectonic units in the southeastern Betics: Key for understanding the exhumation of the Alboran Domain HP/LT crustal rocks (western Mediterranean)

Tectonics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-23

  Booth Rea, G ^a,b   Azanon J M ^c   Martinez Martinez J M ^c   Vidal, Olivier ^d   Garcia Duenas V ^c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THINNING; EXHUMATION; METAMORPHISM; MIOCENE; P-T CONDITIONS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ALBORAN; ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 22044441715     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004TC001640     Document Type: Review

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