Did Adria rotate relative to Africa?

Solid Earth

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 611-629

  Van Hinsbergen, D J J ^a   Mensink, M ^a   Langereis, C G ^a   Maffione, M ^a   Spalluto, L ^b   Tropeano, M ^b   Sabato, L ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; KINEMATICS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; ROTATION;

CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN; CONTINENTAL BLOCKS; COUNTER-CLOCKWISE; KINEMATIC UNCERTAINTY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PALEOMAGNETIC POLES; VERTICAL-AXIS ROTATION;

REPAIR;

BLOCK ROTATION; BOUNDARY CONDITION; FORELAND BASIN; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; OROGENY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLATE MOTION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

AFRICA; ALPS; EURASIA; GARGANO PROMONTORY; ISTRIA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PO PLAIN; PUGLIA; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 84903759919     PISSN: 18699510     EISSN: 18699529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/se-5-611-2014     Document Type: Article

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