Modes of orogen-parallel stretching and extensional exhumation in response to microplate indentation and roll-back subduction (Tauern Window, Eastern Alps)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1627-1654

  Scharf, A ^a   Handy, M R ^a   Favaro, S ^a   Schmid, S M ^a,b   Bertrand, A ^a,c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c alpS Zentrum fur Naturgefahren Management   (Austria)

Author keywords

Indentation; Katschberg Shear Zone System; Lateral extrusion; Roll back subduction; Stretching fault; Tauern Window

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; EXHUMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT ZONE; MICROPLATE; MYLONITE; NORMAL FAULT; OROGENY; PALEOGENE; PLATE TECTONICS; RETROGRADE METAMORPHISM; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

ALPS; EASTERN ALPS; TAUERN WINDOW;

EID: 84881614555     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-013-0894-4     Document Type: Article

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