Neogene block rotation in central Iran: Evidence from paleomagnetic data

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 124, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 943-956

  Mattei, Massimo ^a   Cifelli, Francesca ^a   Muttoni, Giovanni ^b   Zanchi, Andrea ^c   Berra, Fabrizio ^c   Mossavvari, Fathollah ^d   Eshraghi, Safar Ali ^d  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOCKWISE ROTATION; COUNTER CLOCKWISE ROTATION; CRUSTAL BLOCK; MAGNETIC DATA; MIOCENE; NEO GENES; NEOGENE TECTONIC; OLIGOCENE; PALEOMAGNETIC DATA; SEDIMENTARY UNITS; STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY;

GEOLOGY;

ROTATION;

BLOCK ROTATION; DEFORMATION; NEOGENE; OLIGOCENE; PALEOMAGNETISM; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

IRAN; TABAS; YAZD;

EID: 84863514353     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 19432674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B30479.1     Document Type: Article

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