Thermo-mechanical controls on intra-plate deformation and the role of plume-folding interactions in continental topography

Gondwana Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 815-837

  Cloetingh, S ^a   Burov, E ^b,c   Francois, T ^b,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c Sorbonne Universités   (France)

Author keywords

Continental topography; Intraplate deformation; Lithosphere folding; Plume lithosphere interaction

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DEFORMATION; FOLDING; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; MANTLE PLUME; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMOMECHANICS;

EID: 84883752861     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.11.012     Document Type: Article

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