Geodynamics of the Middle East domain since the Oligocene: Research summary

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 483-496

  Mart, Yossi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODELS; CARLSBERG RIDGES; DEFORMATION FRONT; EAST AFRICANS; EASTERN ANATOLIA; GULF OF ADEN; MANTLE PLUME; MIDDLE EAST;

TECTONICS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

ANALOG MODEL; COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXHUMATION; GEODYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE PLUME; NEOGENE; OLIGOCENE; PLATE CONVERGENCE; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; UPLIFT;

AEGEAN SEA; ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF ADEN; INDIAN OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE EAST; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

EID: 84877586912     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs2012-030     Document Type: Article

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