Transpressional tectonics and Carboniferous magmatism in the Limousin, Massif Central, France: Structural and 40Ar/39Ar investigations

Tectonics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Gébelin, Aude ^a,b   Brunel, Maurice ^a   Monié, Patrick ^a   Faure, Michel ^c   Arnaud, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b AREVA NC   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CARBONIFEROUS; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITE; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; MAGMATISM; PLUTON; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TRANSPRESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LIMOUSIN; MASSIF CENTRAL; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34447107590     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005TC001822     Document Type: Article

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