The transition from Pyrenean shortening to Gulf of Lion rifting in Languedoc (South France) – A tectonic-sedimentation analysis

Special Issue Orogen lifecycle: learnings and perspectives from Pyrenees, Western Mediterranean and analogues

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Issue		BSGF - Earth Sci. Bull. Volume 192, 2021 Special Issue Orogen lifecycle: learnings and perspectives from Pyrenees, Western Mediterranean and analogues


Article Number		27
Number of page(s)		29
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2021017
Published online		04 May 2021

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