Reconsideration of the structural relationship between the Parnassus-Ghiona and Vardoussia geotectonic zones in central Greece

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1927-1934

  Mettos, Antonios ^a   Rondoyanni, Theodora ^b   Ioakim, Chryssanthi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL EXPLORATION   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Central Greece; Flysch; Geotectonic zones; Overthrust; Parnassus Ghiona; Vardoussia

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FLYSCH; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; LIMESTONE; OROGENY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST FAULT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; HELLENIDES; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350529090     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-008-0350-z     Document Type: Article

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