No need for lithospheric extension for exhuming (U)HP rocks by normal faulting

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-228

  Ring, Uwe ^a   Glodny, Johannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NORMAL FAULT; ROCK; THRUST FAULT;

EID: 77649094920     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492009-134     Document Type: Article

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