What caused the denudation of the Menderes Massif: Review of crustal evolution, lithosphere structure, and dynamic topography in southwest Turkey

Gondwana Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 243-274

  Gessner, Klaus ^a   Gallardo, Luis A ^b   Markwitz, Vanessa ^a   Ring, Uwe ^c   Thomson, Stuart N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Continental extension; Dynamic topography; Lithosphere delamination; Menderes Massif; Metamorphic core complex; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; DELAMINATION; DENUDATION; FOOTWALL; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OROGENIC BELT; PLATE CONVERGENCE; TOPOGRAPHY; UPLIFT;

ANATOLIA; MENDERES MASSIF; TURKEY;

EID: 84877136199     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2013.01.005     Document Type: Review

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