Multidisciplinary constraints on the Cadomian compression and early Cambrian extension in the Iberian Chains, NE Spain

Tectonophysics

Volumn 461, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 215-227

  Álvaro, J Javier ^a,b   Bauluz, Blanca ^a   Gil Imaz, Andrés ^a   Simón, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Cadomian orogeny; Cleavage; Fold; Iberia; Low grade metamorphism; West Gondwana

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; CADOMIAN OROGENY; CAMBRIAN; CLEAVAGE; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOLDING; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; NORMAL FAULT; TRANSTENSION; UNCONFORMITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN CORDILLERA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 55549094080     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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