The Jeremoabo transpressional transfer fault, Recôncavo- Tucano Rift, NE Brazil

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1263-1279

  Destro, Nivaldo ^a   Alkmim, Fernando F ^b   Magnavita, Luciano P ^a   Szatmari, Peter ^a  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Jeremoabo fault; Oblique rift; Riedel fractures; Transfer fault; Transpression; Tucano Rift

Indexed keywords

FAULT PROPAGATION;

CATCHMENTS; SANDSTONE; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

GEOLOGY;

CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; FAULT; FAULT GEOMETRY; FRACTURE; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; TRANSPRESSION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0038066157     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(02)00164-5     Document Type: Article

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