A fore-arc origin for the Thrace Basin, NW Turkey

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 662-668

  Gorur N ^a   Okay, A I ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fore arc; Medial Eocene; Strike slip; Thrace Basin; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349172104     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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