Seismic and field evidence for selective inversion of Cretaceous normal faults, Salta rift, northwest Argentina

Tectonophysics

Volumn 399, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 155-172

  Kley, Jonas ^a   Rossello, Eduardo A ^b   Monaldi, César R ^c   Habighorst, Bjórn ^d  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central Andes; Eastern Cordillera; Inversion structures; Seismic lines; Transfer zones; Tres Cruces basin

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; INVERSION TECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMIC SURVEY; TRANSFER ZONE;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17344372337     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.12.020     Document Type: Article

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