Late structural evolution in an accretionary wedge: Insights from the Voltri Massif (Ligurian Alps, Italy)

Geodinamica Acta

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 21-35

  Spagnolo, Chiara ^a   Crispini, Laura ^a   Capponi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ligurian Alps; Shear zones; Transpressive system; Voltri Massif

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRANSPRESSION; TRANSTENSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIGURIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947246593     PISSN: 09853111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3166/ga.20.21-35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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