Mesozoic diapirism in the Pyrenean orogen: Salt tectonics on a transform plate boundary

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-229

  Canérot, Joseph ^a   Hudec, Michael R ^b   Rockenbauch, Konrad ^c  

^a University of Texas ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Exxon Mobil Production Germany GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DEFORMATION; DOMES; EVAPORATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SALTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

LEFT-LATERAL MOVEMENTS; MESOZOIC DIAPIRISM; PYRENEAN OROGEN; SALT STRUCTURES;

TECTONICS;

DIAPIRISM; MESOZOIC; OROGENY; PLATE BOUNDARY; SALT TECTONICS; TRANSFORM FAULT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 13844310409     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/09170404007     Document Type: Article

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