Analogue Sandbox Models of Thrust Wedges with Variable Basal Frictions

Gondwana Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 641-647

  Agarwal, K K ^a   Agrawal, G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Analogue sandbox models; Back thrusts; Basal frictions; Fold thrust belts; Thrust wedges

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ANALOG MODEL; DISPLACEMENT; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FRICTION; THRUST FAULT;

EID: 0347268339     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70635-3     Document Type: Article

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