Late Cretaceous (ca. 84 Ma) compressive deformation of the stable platform of northeast Africa (Egypt): Far-field stress effects of the "Santonian event" and origin of the Syrian arc deformation belt

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 633-636

  Bosworth, William ^a   Guiraud, René ^b   Kessler II, L G ^c  

^a Marathon Petroleum Egypt Ltd   (United States)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUCED SEISMICITY; LIME; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

ANGULAR UNCONFORMITY; COMPRESSIVE DEFORMATIONS; EXTENSIONAL FAULTS; FAR-FIELD STRESS; LATE CRETACEOUS; NORTH ATLANTIC; NORTHEAST AFRICA; STABLE PLATFORM;

DEFORMATION;

COMPRESSION; CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; SANTONIAN; TECTONICS;

EGYPT;

EID: 0032717399     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0633:LCCMCD>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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