Extensional fault-related folding, northwestern Red Sea, Egypt

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 743-762

  Khalil, S M ^a   McClay, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breached relay ramps; Extensional fault related folding; Synclines

Indexed keywords

FAULT SEGMENTS;

ANISOTROPY; CRACK PROPAGATION; GEOMETRY; SEDIMENTATION;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULTING; FOLDING; HANGING WALL; STRIKE (GEOLOGY); SYNCLINE;

EGYPT; RED SEA;

EID: 0036405447     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(01)00118-3     Document Type: Article

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