Neglected basement ductile deformation in balanced-section restoration: An example from the Central Southern Alps (Northern Italy)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 463, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 161-166

  Carminati, Eugenio ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balanced sections; Basement; Ductile deformation; Shortening; Southern Alps; Thick skinned belts

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; LITHOLOGY; TECTONOPHYSICS; THRUST FAULT;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 57449099307     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.09.042     Document Type: Article

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