Bed-by-bed fold growth by kink-band migration: Sant Llorenç de Morunys, eastern Pyrenees

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 443-461

  Suppe, John ^a   Sàbat, Francesc ^b   Muñoz, Josep Anton ^b   Poblet, Josep ^b   Roca, Eduard ^b   Vergés, Jaume ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KINEMATICS; STRATIGRAPHY;

BED BY BED FOLD GROWTH; COMPLEX ANTICLINAL HINGE ZONE GEOMETRY; KINK BAND MIGRATION;

TECTONICS;

DEFORMATION; FOLDING; KINEMATICS; KINK BAND MIGRATION;

SPAIN, PYRENEES, SANT LLORENC DE MORUNYS;

EID: 0031103887     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0191-8141(96)00103-4     Document Type: Article

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