Structural geometry of a thick-skinned fold-thrust belt termination: The Olary Block in the Adelaide Fold Belt, South Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 281-289

  Paul, E ^a   Sandiford, M ^c   Flottmann T ^b  

^a OMYA INTERNATIONAL AG   (Switzerland)

^b Santos Ltd   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adelaide Fold Belt; Delamerian Orogeny; Nackara Arc; Olary Block; Structural geology; Willyama Inliers

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GEOMETRY; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034033912     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2000.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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