Kinematics and strain partitioning in the southeast Hellenides (Greece)

Geological Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-140

  Kokkalas, S ^a   Doutsos, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Exhumation; Oblique convergence; Pre existing structures; SE Hellenides; Strain partitioning; Transfer faults

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; PLATE TECTONICS; STRAIN PARTITIONING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; HELLENIDES; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 3042589216     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.947     Document Type: Article

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