Simultaneous development of noncylindrical folds, frontal ramps, and transfer faults in a compressional regime: Experimental investigations of Himalayan examples

Tectonics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 336-346

  Dubey, Ashok Kumar ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODEL; FOLD; FRONTAL RAMP; TRANSFER FAULT;

EID: 0030761327     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96TC02231     Document Type: Article

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