Mechanics of thick-skinned Variscan overprinting of Cadomian basement (Iberian Variscides)

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 341, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 127-139

  Ribeiro, António ^a   Munhá, José ^a   Mateus, António ^a   Fonseca, Paulo ^a   Pereira, Eurico ^b   Noronha, Fernando ^c   Romão, José ^b   Rodrigues, José ^b   Castro, Paulo ^b   Meireles, Carlos ^b   Ferreira, Narciso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA   (Portugal)

^c IN Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cadomian basement; Iberian Variscides; Thick skinned tectonics

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; INTRACRATONIC BASIN; OVERPRINTING; RIFTING;

EID: 63049136807     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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