Intra-orogenic extension driven by gravitational instability: Carpathian-Pannonian orogeny

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1135-1138

  Houseman, Gregory A ^a   Gemmer, Lykke ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Convergence; Extension; Gravitational instability; Lithosphere; Orogeny

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATIONAL INSTABILITY; INTRA-OROGENIC EXTENSIONAL BASIN FORMATION; LITHOSPHERE; OROGENY; PANNONIAN-CARPATHIAN SYSTEM;

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; LANDFORMS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

LITHOLOGY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GRAVITY FIELD; LITHOSPHERE; OROGENIC BELT; SUBDUCTION;

CARPATHIANS; EURASIA; EUROPE; PANNONIAN BASIN;

EID: 37449034669     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23993A.1     Document Type: Article

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