From paleostresses to paleoburial in fold-thrust belts: Preliminary results from calcite twin analysis in the Outer Albanides

Tectonophysics

Volumn 475, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 128-141

  Lacombe, Olivier ^a   Malandain, Julien ^a   Vilasi, Nadège ^b,c   Amrouch, Khalid ^a,b   Roure, François ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Albanides; Calcite twins; Paleo differential stress; Paleoburial; Paleopiezometry; Thrust belts; Vertical movements

Indexed keywords

ALBANIDES; PALEO-DIFFERENTIAL STRESS; PALEOBURIAL; PALEOPIEZOMETRY; THRUST BELTS; VERTICAL MOVEMENTS;

CALCITE; FRICTION; LIMESTONE; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

ANTICLINE; CALCITE; EROSION; FLUID INCLUSION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLDING; LIMESTONE; NEOGENE; PALEOGENE; PALEOSTRESS; UPLIFT; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

ALBANIA; ALBANIDES; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349181288     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.10.023     Document Type: Article

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