Decoupling between the middle and upper crust during transpression-related lateral flow: Variscan evolution of the Aston gneiss dome (Pyrenees, France)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 477, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 244-261

  Denèle, Yoann ^a   Olivier, Philippe ^a   Gleizes, Gérard ^a   Barbey, Pierre ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

AMS analyses; Aston; Gneiss dome; Lateral flow; Pyrenees; Transpression; Variscan

Indexed keywords

AMS ANALYSES; ASTON; GNEISS DOME; LATERAL FLOW; PYRENEES; TRANSPRESSION; VARISCAN;

DEFORMATION; GRANITE; SILICATE MINERALS;

DOMES;

DEFORMATION; GNEISS; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; KINEMATICS; METAMORPHISM; TRANSPRESSION; UPPER CRUST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES;

EID: 70350276485     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.04.033     Document Type: Article

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