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Comment on Georgiev et al. “Structure and U–Pb zircon geochronology of an Alpine nappe stack telescoped by extensional detachment faulting (Kulidzhik area, Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria)

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In this discussion, we evaluate the field, chemical, sedimentary, structural and metamorphic data related to the Kulidzhik area tectonic proposal.

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  1. Department of Geology, Paleontology and Fossil Fuels, Sofia University, 1504, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Nikolay Bonev

  2. Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland

    Richard Spikings

  3. Geological Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Peter Marchev

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Bonev, N., Spikings, R. & Marchev, P. Comment on Georgiev et al. “Structure and U–Pb zircon geochronology of an Alpine nappe stack telescoped by extensional detachment faulting (Kulidzhik area, Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria). Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 105, 2161–2170 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-016-1376-2

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