Origin of drag folds bordering salt diapirs

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 757-780

  Schultz Ela, Dan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SALTS; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

FLAP FOLDING;

DRAG;

DIAPIR; DRAG; FOLD; FORMATION MECHANISM; OVERBURDEN; SALT TECTONICS;

EID: 0037699301     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/12200201093     Document Type: Article

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