Are the oroclines of the Variscan belt related to late Variscan strike-slip tectonics?

Terra Nova

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 241-247

  Martinez Catalan, Jose R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

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ALLOCHTHON; AUTOCHTHON; BELT; GONDWANA; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; OPHIOLITE; PLATE TECTONICS; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUTURE ZONE; TERRANE; TRANSFORM FAULT;

EID: 79960181153     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2011.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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