Geodynamics of the france southeast basin

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 477-501

  Pichon, Xavier Le ^a   Rangin, Claude ^a   Hamon, Youri ^a,b   Loget, Nicolas ^a,c   Lin, Jin Ying ^a,d   Andreani, Louis ^a,e   Flotte, Nicolas ^a,f  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^d NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^f AREVA NP   (France)

Author keywords

Alps collapse; D collement; Geodynmics; Gravitational collapse; Lambesc earthquake; Seismicity; Southeast Basin; Triassic evaporites

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; BASIN EVOLUTION; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; GEODYNAMICS; JURASSIC; LITHOSPHERE; NEOGENE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRIASSIC;

AFRICA; ALPS; EURASIA;

EID: 79751482498     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.181.6.477     Document Type: Article

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