Kinematics of a sigmoidal fold and vertical axis rotation in the east of the Zagros-Makran syntaxis (southern Iran): Paleomagnetic, magnetic fabric and microtectonic approaches

Tectonophysics

Volumn 411, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 89-109

  Smith, B ^a   Aubourg, C ^b   Guezou J C ^b   Nazari, H ^c   Molinaro, M ^b   Braud, X ^b   Guya, N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN   (Iran)

^d Institute of Geophysics   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Magnetic fabric; Microtectonics; Paleomagnetism; Sigmoidal fold; Vertical axis rotations; Zagros Makran syntaxis

Indexed keywords

FOLD BELT; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; PALEOMAGNETISM; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MAKRAN; MIDDLE EAST; ZAGROS;

EID: 29744436105     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.08.024     Document Type: Article

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