Geology and models of salt extrusion at Qum Kuh, central Iran

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 321-334

  Talbot, Christopher J ^a   Aftabi, Pedram ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Central Iran; Extrusion; Folds; Models; Salt

Indexed keywords

FLOW MODELING; FOLD; NAPPE; OROGENY; SALT TECTONICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 1642295128     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764903-102     Document Type: Article

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