Neogene to Quaternary stress field evolution in Lesser Caucasus and adjacent regions using fault kinematics analysis and volcanic cluster data

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 401-416

  Avagyan, Ara ^a   Sosson, Marc ^b   Philip, Herve ^c   Karakhanian, Arkadi ^d   Rolland, Yann ^b   Melkonyan, Rafael ^a   Rebaï, Samira ^e   Davtyan, Vahan ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Armenia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^d GEORISK Scientific Research Company   (Armenia)

^e SIEE   (France)

Author keywords

Armenia; Collision; Lesser Caucasus; Stress field; Volcanic clusters

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; FAULT; KINEMATICS; STRESS FIELD; VOLCANISM;

CAUCASUS; EURASIA;

EID: 31344432096     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.18.401-416     Document Type: Article

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