Physical models of regional fold superposition: The role of competence contrast

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 475-492

  Johns, M K ^a   Mosher, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLED FOLD; COMPETENCE CONTRAST; ELLIPTICAL DOME; FOLD SUPERPOSITION; PHYSICAL MODEL;

ANISOTROPY; DAMPING; GRAVITATION; LANDFORMS; MODELS; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

AXIAL SURFACES; BASINS; BUCKLED FOLD HINGELINES; FOLD INTERFERENCE; LAYER PARALLEL SHORTENING; REGIONAL FOLD SUPERPOSITION; RHEOLOGIC CONTRAST; STRAIN PARTITIONING;

TECTONICS;

EID: 0029667395     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0191-8141(95)00100-R     Document Type: Article

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