Vertical-axis rotation of rigid crustal blocks driven by mantle flow

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 227, Issue , 2004, Pages 83-100

  Giorgis, Scott ^a   Markley, Michelle ^b   Tikoff, Basil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLING; KINEMATICS; LITHOSPHERE; OROGENY; PLATE BOUNDARY; TECTONIC ROTATION;

EID: 5544299293     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.227.01.05     Document Type: Article

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