Growth stratal architectures associated to decollement folds and fault-propagation folds. Inferences on fold kinematics

Tectonophysics

Volumn 282, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 353-373

  Storti, Fabrizio ^a   Poblet, Josep ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decollement folding; Fault propagation folding; Fold kinematics; Geometric modelling; Growth faulting

Indexed keywords

DECOLLEMENT; FAULT PROPAGATION FOLD; GROWTH FAULT;

EID: 0031405455     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00230-8     Document Type: Article

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