Volcano-basement interaction in the Eastern Carpathians: Explaining unusual tectonic features in the Eastern Transylvanian Basin, Romania

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 6-20

  Szakács, Alexandru ^a   Krézsek, Csaba ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEODYNAMICS   (Romania)

^b ROMGAZ   (Romania)

Author keywords

composite volcano; Eastern Carpathians; salt diapirism; Transylvanian Basin; volcano tectonics; volcano basement interaction

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE VOLCANO; SALT DIAPIRISM; VOLCANO TECTONICS; VOLCANO-BASEMENT INTERACTION;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOPHYSICS; HEAT FLUX; LITHOLOGY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SALT DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DIAPIRISM; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; NEOGENE; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SALT TECTONICS; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; STRESS FIELD; UPLIFT; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANO;

CARPATHIANS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRANSYLVANIAN BASIN;

EID: 33749667371     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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