Slab detachment during continental collision: Influence of crustal rheology and interaction with lithospheric delamination

Tectonophysics

Volumn 602, Issue , 2013, Pages 124-140

  Duretz, T ^a,b   Gerya, T V ^b  

^a Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Continental collision; Crust rheology; Slab detachment; Slab retreat; Topography

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISIONS; CONTINENTAL MATERIALS; CRUSTAL RHEOLOGY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LITHOSPHERIC DELAMINATIONS; SLAB DETACHMENT; SLAB RETREAT; THERMO-MECHANICAL;

BUCKLING; BUOYANCY; DELAMINATION; ELASTICITY; EXTRUSION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); TECTONICS; TOPOGRAPHY;

RHEOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DELAMINATION; EXHUMATION; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MOHO; PLATE TECTONICS; RHEOLOGY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; TOPOGRAPHY;

APENNINES; HIMALAYAS; ITALY;

EID: 84881089551     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.12.024     Document Type: Article

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