Plate kinematics in the Cantabrian domain of the Pyrenean orogen

Solid Earth

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 265-292

  Tavani, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; FAULT-PROPAGATION FOLDING; INTERNAL DEFORMATION; KINEMATIC CONSTRAINTS; STRIKE-SLIP COMPONENT; STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORKS; SUBDUCTION INITIATION;

DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; KINEMATICS; LITHOLOGY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; FAULT PROPAGATION; FOLDING; JURASSIC; KINEMATICS; MESOZOIC; OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; PLATE TECTONICS; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; CANTABRIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84876267382     PISSN: 18699510     EISSN: 18699529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/se-3-265-2012     Document Type: Article

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