Tectonic control for evaporite formation in the Eastern Betics (Tortonian; Spain)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 188-189, Issue , 2006, Pages 155-170

  Krijgsman, Wout ^a   Leewis, Marianne E ^a   Garcés, Miguel ^b   Kouwenhoven, Tanja J ^c   Kuiper, Klaudia F ^a,d   Sierro, Francesco J ^e  

^a Paleomagnetic Laboratory Utrecht   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evaporites; Mediterranean; Miocene; Stratigraphy; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EVAPORITE; MIOCENE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TECTONICS; UPLIFT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33744912771     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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