Thrust geometry controlled by erosion and sedimentation: A view from analogue models

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 427-430

  Mugnier, J L ^a   Baby, P ^b   Colletta, B ^c   Vinour, P ^a   Bale, P ^c   Leturmy, P ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Ecuador   (Ecuador)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROOFS; SEDIMENTATION;

ANALOGUE MODELS; EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION; FAULT-RELATED FOLD; FORWARD PROPAGATION; STRUCTURAL STYLES; SUPERFICIAL MASS; THRUST SYSTEMS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

EROSION;

ANALOG MODEL; ANTICLINE; DECOLLEMENT; EROSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAULT GEOMETRY; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; MASS TRANSPORT; PIGGYBACK BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; SYNTECTONIC SEDIMENT; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST FAULT; ANALOGUE MODEL; DUPLEX; THRUST GEOMETRY;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0030866607     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0427:TGCBEA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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