Structure of the Monte Reventino greenschist folds: A contribution to untangling the tectonic-transport history of Calabria, a key element in Italian tectonics

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1355-1378

  Alvarez, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calabria; Extension; Folds; Italy; Ophiolite; Thrusting

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIONAL THRUSTING; GREENSCHIST FOLDS; TECTONIC TRANSPORT;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FOLDING; GREENSCHIST; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CALABRIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 24344457653     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.05.012     Document Type: Article

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