The transpressional connection between Dom Feliciano and Kaoko Belts at 580-550 Ma

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 379-390

  Oyhantçabal, Pedro ^a   Siegesmund, Siegfried ^b   Wemmer, Klaus ^b   Passchier, Cees W ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brasiliano; Dom Feliciano Belt; Kaoko Belt; Pan African; Shear Zones; Transpressional deformation

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GONDWANA; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SHEAR ZONE; SHRIMP DATING; TRANSPRESSION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

BRAZIL; CONGO; DOM FELICIANO BELT; KAOKO BELT; NAMIBIA; RIO DE LA PLATA; RIO GRANDE DO SUL;

ADAMASTOR;

EID: 79951948593     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-010-0577-3     Document Type: Article

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