Mechanical decoupling of high-pressure crustal units during continental subduction

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 278, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 13-25

  Carry, N ^a,b   Gueydan, F ^a   Brun, J P ^a   Marquer, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

HP LT metamorphism; lithosphere strength; numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

BURIAL DEPTHS; CENTRAL ALPS; CONTINENTAL MARGINS; DIP ANGLE; HP-LT METAMORPHISM; INVERSE TEMPERATURES; LITHOSPHERE STRENGTH; MODEL RESULTS; MOUNTAIN BELTS; NAPPE STACKING; NET STRESS; NUMERICAL MODELING; SWITZERLAND;

ROCK PRESSURE; THERMOANALYSIS;

HEATING;

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DEFORMATION; HIGH PRESSURE; NAPPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; P-T CONDITIONS; PASSIVE MARGIN; STRESS; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SUBDUCTION ZONE; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; UPPER CRUST;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; LEPONTINE ALPS;

ADULA;

EID: 58649090022     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.11.019     Document Type: Article

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