Multiple fault reactivations within the intra-continental Rhine-Bresse Transfer Zone (La Serre Horst, eastern France)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 471, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 297-318

  Madritsch, Herfried ^a   Kounov, Alexandre ^a   Schmid, Stefan M ^a   Fabbri, Olivier ^b  

^a Geologisch Palaontologisches Institut Universitat Basel   (Switzerland)

^b CNRS Université du havre   (France)

Author keywords

Fault reactivation; Fission track dating; France; La Serre Horst; Paleostress analysis; Rhine Bresse Transfer Zone

Indexed keywords

FAULT REACTIVATION; FISSION-TRACK DATING; FRANCE; LA SERRE HORST; PALEOSTRESS ANALYSIS; RHINE-BRESSE TRANSFER ZONE;

BUILDINGS; COOLING; FISSION REACTIONS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS; SLIP FORMING; STRESSES; WELDS; ZIRCON;

LANTHANUM;

BASEMENT ROCK; CRETACEOUS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT ZONE; FISSION TRACK DATING; NORMAL FAULT; OBLIQUE FAULT; PALEOSTRESS; RIFTING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; TRANSFER ZONE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349134597     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.02.044     Document Type: Article

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