Evolution of the lithosphere in the area of the rhine rift system

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 594-614

  Ziegler, P A ^a   Dezes P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lithosphere; Magmatism; Rhine Graben; Rifting; Stress

Indexed keywords

GRABEN; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; RIFT ZONE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; RHINE GRABEN; WORLD;

STEPHANIA;

EID: 27844557344     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-005-0474-3     Document Type: Article

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