Analysis of natural tectonic systems coupled with numerical modelling of the polycyclic continental lithosphere of the Alps

International Geology Review

Volumn 52, Issue 10-12, 2010, Pages 1268-1302

  Spalla, Maria Iole ^a,b   Gosso, Guido ^a,b   Marotta, Anna Maria ^a   Zucali, Michele ^a   Salvi, Francesca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine subduction; geophysical modelling; P T d t paths; pre Alpine rifting; tectono metamorphic units

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; BASEMENT ROCK; COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRUST; GEODYNAMICS; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENY; P-T-T PATH; RIFTING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

ALPS;

EID: 77954249105     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206814.2010.482737     Document Type: Article

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