Structural evidence for deformation by block rotation in the context of transpressive tectonics, northwestern Sicily (Italy)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-219

  Guarnieri, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Block rotation; Late Miocene Early Pliocene; Sicily; Transpression

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BLOCK ROTATION; SHEAR ZONE;

GEOLOGY;

BLOCK ROTATION; MIOCENE; PLIOCENE; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRANSPRESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 0346640346     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(03)00102-0     Document Type: Article

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