The significance of strike-slip faulting in the basement of the Zagros fold and thrust belt

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-28

  Hessami, K ^a   Koyi, H A ^a   Talbot, C J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

MIDDLE EAST; ZAGROS FOLD AND THRUST BELT;

EID: 0035118982     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2001.tb00659.x     Document Type: Article

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