Growth of syndepositional faults in carbonate strata: Upper Permian Capitan platform, New Mexico, USA

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1069-1094

  Koša, Eduard ^a,c   Hunt, David W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c Shell UK Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deposition; Differential subsidence; Fault segment; Fracture; Growth fold; Syndepositional fault

Indexed keywords

BASINWARD-THROWING FAULTS; CARBONATE STRATA; SHELFWARD-THROWING FAULTS; SYNDEPOSITIONAL FAULTS;

CARBONATES; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEPOSITION; GEOLOGY; KINEMATICS; ROTATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FRACTURE;

FAULT; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 22244468375     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.02.007     Document Type: Article

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