Fingerprinting orogenic delamination

Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-192

  Ducea, Mihai N ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; DELAMINATION; MANTLE; OROGENIC BELT; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 78851470201     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/focus022011.1     Document Type: Note

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