Kinematic evolution and structural styles of fold-and-thrust belts

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 349, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-24

  Poblet, J ^a   Lisle, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLD AND THRUST BELT; MODELING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASTURIAS; OVIEDO; SPAIN;

EID: 79951492455     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP349.1     Document Type: Article

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