Oroclinal bending of the Middle and Late Paleozoic volcanic belts in Kazakhstan: Paleomagnetic evidence and geological implications

Geotectonics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 285-302

  Levashova, N M ^a   Degtyarev, K E ^a   Bazhenov, M L ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; FAULT ZONE; MAGNETIZATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOZOIC; PERMIAN; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VOLCANIC BELT;

KAZAKHSTAN;

EID: 84865467791     PISSN: 00168521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0016852112030041     Document Type: Article

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