Oligocene-Miocene thrusting in central Aegean: Insights from the Cycladic island of Amorgos

Geological Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 619-636

  Chatzaras, V ^a   Xypolias, P ^a   Kokkalas, S ^a   Koukouvelas, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aegean; Cycladic Massif; Exhumation; High pressure rocks; Menderes Massif; Sheath folds; Thrusting

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; COMPRESSION; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOLD; HIGH PRESSURE; MIOCENE; NORMAL FAULT; OLIGOCENE; THRUST; TRANSPRESSION;

AMORGOS; CYCLADAS; GREECE; MENDERES MASSIF; SOUTHERN AEGEAN; TURKEY;

EID: 80054941504     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1304     Document Type: Article

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