Plate motion and the evolution of Alpine Corsica and Northern Apennines

Tectonophysics

Volumn 579, Issue , 2012, Pages 207-219

  Argnani, Andrea ^a  

^a ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine Corsica; Alps Apennines boundary; Central Mediterranean; Northern Apennines; Plate kinematics

Indexed keywords

ALPS-APENNINES BOUNDARY; CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN; CORSICA; NORTHERN APENNINES; PLATE KINEMATICS;

TECTONICS;

KINEMATICS;

BACKARC BASIN; BASEMENT ROCK; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRETACEOUS; EURASIAN PLATE; EXTENSION; MICROPLATE; NAPPE; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION; SUBDUCTION; VOLCANISM;

ALPS; APENNINES; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; TAIWAN;

EID: 84870318761     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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