Revisiting orogens during the OROGEN project: tectonic maturity, a key element to understand orogenic variability

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

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Issue		BSGF - Earth Sci. Bull. Volume 195, 2024 Special Issue Orogen lifecycle: learnings and perspectives from Pyrenees, Western Mediterranean and analogues


Article Number		23
Number of page(s)		21
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bsgf/2024021
Published online		26 November 2024

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