Sedimentary thickness variations and deformation intensity during basin inversion in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1721-1731

  Sandiford, Mike ^a   Paul, Eike ^a   Flottmann, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLD BELTS; SEDIMENTARY BLANKET;

CREEP; DEFORMATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RHEOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FOLD BELT; INVERSION TECTONICS; OROGENIC BELT; SEDIMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032447142     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(98)00088-1     Document Type: Article

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