Crustal thickening and lateral flow during compression of hot lithospheres, with particular reference to precambrian times

Terra Nova

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-78

  Cagnard, Florence ^a   Durrieu, Nicolas ^a   Gapais, Denis ^a   Brun, Jean Pierre ^a   Ehlers, Carl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; CRUSTAL THICKENING; FLOW; LITHOSPHERE; PRECAMBRIAN;

EID: 33644858357     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2005.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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