Fabric development in a middle devonian intraoceanic subduction regime: The careón ophiolite (northwest spain)

Journal of Geology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-186

  Gomez Barreiro J ^a   Martnez Catalan J R ^a,b   Prior, D ^a,c   Wenk, H R ^a,d   Vogel, S ^a,e   Daz Garca F ^a,f   Arenas, R ^a   Sanchez Martnez S ^a   Lonardelli, I ^a,g  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FOLIATION; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; KINEMATICS; LINEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPHIOLITE; PETROFABRIC; SHEAR ZONE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VECTOR;

SPAIN;

EID: 77749314760     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/649816     Document Type: Article

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