From central Atlantic continental rift to Neogene uplift - western Anti-Atlas (Morocco)

Terra Nova

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-41

  Ruiz, G M H ^a   Sebti, S ^b   Negro, F ^c   Saddiqi, O ^b   Frizon De Lamotte, D ^d   Stockli, D ^e   Foeken, J ^f   Stuart, F ^g   Barbarand, J ^h   Schaer, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b HASSAN II UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^f VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DENUDATION; NEOGENE; PASSIVE MARGIN; RIFTING; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; UPLIFT;

ANTI ATLAS; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; MOROCCO;

EID: 84983722774     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2010.00980.x     Document Type: Article

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