Lateral interaction between metamorphic core complexes and less-extended, tilt-block domains: the Alpujarras strike-slip transfer fault zone (Betics, SE Spain)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 602-620

  Martínez Martínez, José Miguel ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Betics; Metamorphic core complexes; Palaeostress analysis; Segmented normal fault systems; Tilt block domains; Transfer fault zones

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; MAPPING; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TECTONICS;

METAMORPHIC CORE-COMPLEXES; PALEOSTRESS ANALYSIS; SEGMENTED NORMAL FAULT SYSTEMS; TILT-BLOCK DOMAINS; TRANSFER FAULT ZONES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT ZONE; PALEOSTRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRANSFER ZONE;

ALPUJARRAS; ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33645858754     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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