Evolution of rift basins and low-angle detachments in multilayer analog models

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 615-618

  Gartrell, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; MULTILAYERS; SILICONES; VISCOSITY; PUTTY;

ANALOG MODELS; DETACHMENT FAULT; DUCTILE LAYERS; DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE; HIGH VISCOSITIES; LOCALIZED DEFORMATIONS; LOW VISCOSITY; STRESS REGIME; BASAL LAYER; LITHOSPHERIC; MIDDLE LAYER; RIFT GEOMETRY; UPPER LAYER;

PUTTY; MULTILAYERS;

ANALOG MODEL; BASIN EVOLUTION; DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; NORMAL FAULT; RIFT ZONE; ANALOGUE MODEL; LITHOSPHERIC STRENGTH; LOW ANGLE DETACHMENT; RIFT BASIN EVOLUTION;

EID: 0030732061     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0615:EORBAL>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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