Extensional flow during gravitational collapse: A tool for setting plate convergence (padrón migmatitic dome, Variscan belt, NW Iberia)

Journal of Geology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-103

  Fernández, Rubén Díez ^a   Martínez Catalán, José R ^a   Barreiro, Juan Gómez ^a   Arenas, Ricardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL THICKENING; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; OROGENIC BELT; OROGENY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SHEAR ZONE; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC SETTING;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; IBERIAN MASSIF; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; PADRON; SPAIN;

EID: 84855795797     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/662735     Document Type: Article

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