Jurassic strike slip versus subduction in the Eastern Alps

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 431-450

  Frank, Wolfgang ^a   Schlager, Wolfgang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; JURASSIC; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS;

ALPS; EASTERN ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33646402071     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-005-0045-7     Document Type: Article

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