Extraction faults

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1388-1395

  Froitzheim, Nikolaus ^a   Pleuger, Jan ^a   Nagel, Thorsten J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alps; Exhumation; Faults; Rifting; S reflector; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EXHUMATION; EXTRACTION FAULTS; LITHOSPHERE; RIFTING; TRAILING EDGE;

LANDFORMS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EXHUMATION; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; RIFTING; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33746525543     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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