Interaction between normal faults and pre-existing thrust systems in analogue models

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 253, Issue , 2006, Pages 65-78

  Corti, Giacomo ^a   Lucia, Serena ^b   Bonini, Marco ^a   Sani, Federico ^b   Mazzarini, Francesco ^c  

^a SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; NORMAL FAULT; THRUST;

EID: 33646396184     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.253.01.03     Document Type: Article

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