Jurassic-to-present thermal history of the central High Atlas (Morocco) assessed by low-temperature thermochronology

Terra Nova

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-64

  Barbero, Luis ^a   Teixell, Antonio ^b   Arboleya, María Luisa ^b   del Río, Pedro ^a   Reiners, Peter W ^c   Bougadir, Blaid ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; FISSION TRACK DATING; JURASSIC; LOW TEMPERATURE; PALEOZOIC; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

AFRICA; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; HIGH ATLAS; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; TADLA-AZILAL;

EID: 33947658491     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2006.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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