On the relationship between kilometer-scale sheath folds, ductile thrusts and minor structures in the basal high-pressure units of the Cabo Ortegal complex (NW Spain)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1971-1989

  Azcárraga, Josu ^a   Ábalos, Benito ^b   Gil Ibarguchi, José Ignacio ^b  

^a UTEKI SA C Vitorialanda   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cabo Ortegal; Ductile thrusts; High pressure; Sheath fold; Spain; Transpression

Indexed keywords

METAMORPHISM;

ANISOTROPY; DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FOLD; FOLIATION; KINEMATICS; LINEATION; METAMORPHISM; NAPPE; OROGENIC BELT;

SPAIN;

EID: 0036392269     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(02)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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