Late Cenozoic extension in SW Bulgaria: A synthesis

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 260, Issue , 2006, Pages 557-590

  Westaway, Rob ^a,b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; UPLIFT;

BULGARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ZANCLEA;

EID: 33748499620     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.260.01.24     Document Type: Article

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