Detachment folds with fixed hinges and variable detachment depth, northeastern Brooks Range, Alaska

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 337-354

  Homza, Thomas X ^a,b   Wallace, Wesley K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; STRATIGRAPHY;

DETACHMENT FOLDS; STRUCTURAL THICKENING; VARIABLE DETACHMENT DEPTH;

TECTONICS;

ANTICLINE; DETACHMENT FOLD; FOLD HINGE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

USA, ALASKA, BROOKS RANGE;

EID: 0031103416     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0191-8141(96)00118-6     Document Type: Article

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