Active tectonics in the central and eastern Azores islands along the Eurasia-Nubia boundary: A review

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 15-32

  Madeira, J ^a   Brum da Silveira, A ^a   Hipolito A ^b   Carmo, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c CIVISA   (Portugal)

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EID: 84953746776     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/M44.3     Document Type: Chapter

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