Structures and mechanisms associated with development of a fold in the Cantabrian zone thrust belt, NW Spain

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 653-670

  Gutiérrez Alonso, Gabriel ^a   Gross, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC SYNCLINES; MESOSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; PROGRESSIVE FOLD DEVELOPMENT;

SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

TECTONICS;

FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLDING; FORMATION MECHANISM;

SPAIN;

EID: 0344931923     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00055-3     Document Type: Article

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