The Mediterranean Basins: Tertiary Extension within the Alpine Orogen - an introduction

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 156, Issue , 1999, Pages 1-14

  Jolivet, L ^a,b   Frizon De Lamotte, D ^a   Mascle, A ^c   Seranne M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE OROGENY; BASIN EVOLUTION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 84984585796     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.156.01.02     Document Type: Article

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