Geology of the caucasus: A review;Kafk asların Jeolojisi

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 489-544

  Adamia, Shota ^a   Zakariadze, Guram ^b   Chkhotua, Tamar ^c   Sadradze, Nino ^a,c   Tsereteli, Nino ^a   Chabukiani, Aleksandre ^a   Gventsadze, Aleksandre ^a  

^a M Nodia Geophysical Institute of Georgia   (Georgia)

^b VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c Al Janelidze Institute of Geology   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Caucasus; Collision; Convergence; Eurasia; Gondwana; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; COLLISION; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONVERGENT MARGIN; DISPLACEMENT; EURASIAN PLATE; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GONDWANA; MIOCENE; OROGENIC BELT; PLATE TECTONICS; PLEISTOCENE; PROTEROZOIC; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TETHYS; VOLCANISM;

CAUCASUS;

PARATETHYS;

EID: 79960970358     PISSN: 13000985     EISSN: 1303619X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/yer-1005-11     Document Type: Review

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