Neotectonic map of Syria and some aspects of Late Cenozoic evolution of the northwestern boundary zone of the Arabian plate

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 235-256

  Rukieh, M ^a   Trifonov, V G ^b   Dodonov, A E ^b   Minini, H ^a   Ammar, O ^a   Ivanova, T P ^c   Zaza, T ^d   Yusef, A ^d   Al Shara, M ^e   Jobaili, Y ^f  

^a General Organization for Remote Sensing   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOSPHERE DYNAMICS   (Russian Federation)

^d Syrian Petroleum Company   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^e DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^f Organization of Atomic Energy   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Active faults; Neotectonic structure and phases of deformation in Syria

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; MAPPING METHOD; NEOTECTONICS; TRANSFORM FAULT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; WORLD;

EID: 27944464442     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2005.07.016     Document Type: Article

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