Alpine polyphase tectono-metamorphic evolution of the South Carpathians: A new overview

Tectonophysics

Volumn 410, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 337-365

  Iancu, Viorica ^a   Berza, Tudor ^a   Seghedi, Antoneta ^a   Gheuca, Ion ^a   Hann, Horst Peter ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF ROMANIA   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpine; Alpine metamorphism; Nappe structure; Polyphase deformation; South Carpathians

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; NAPPE; OROGENY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

CARPATHIANS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 29944440286     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.12.038     Document Type: Article

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