Rapid tectonic exhumation, detachment faulting and orogenic collapse in the Caledonides of western Ireland

Tectonophysics

Volumn 384, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 91-113

  Clift, Peter D ^a   Dewey, John F ^b   Draut, Amy E ^c   Chew, David M ^d   Mange, Maria ^b   Ryan, Paul D ^e  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Caledonides; Detachment; Exhumation; Ireland

Indexed keywords

COLLAPSE; COLLISION ZONE; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXHUMATION; OROGENIC BELT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONOPHYSICS;

CALEDONIDES; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3042554818     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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