Oblique sinistral transpression in the Arabian shield: The timing and kinematics of a Neoproterozoic suture zone

Precambrian Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 117-138

  Johnson, Peter R ^a   Kattan, Fayek ^b  

^a US Geological Survey Mission   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arabian shield; Neoproterozoic; Suture; Terrane amalgamation; Transpression

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; PROTEROZOIC; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONICS; TRANSPRESSION;

ARTICLE; GEOLOGY; MODEL; ROCK; SAUDI ARABIA; SEDIMENT; SHEAR STRESS;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0035970890     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(00)00157-1     Document Type: Article

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