Deformation during exhumation of medium- and high-grade metamorphic rocks in the Variscan chain in northern Sardinia (Italy)

Geological Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-305

  Carosi, Rodolfo ^a   Frassi, Chiara ^a   Montomoli, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exhumation; Metamorphic evolution; Sardinia; Shear zones; Tectonic evolution; Transpressive regime

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; METAMORPHIC ROCK; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRANSPRESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALLURA; ITALY; OLBIA-TEMPIO; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 69749098101     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1137     Document Type: Article

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