The impact of cover rock rheology on the style of folding in the Zagros fold-thrust belt

Tectonophysics

Volumn 427, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 265-281

  Sepehr, M ^a,b   Cosgrove, J ^a   Moieni, M ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Iranian Offshore Oilfields Company   (Iran)

Author keywords

Folding; Rheology; Zagros fold thrust belt

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN PLATE; DEFORMATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MORPHOLOGY; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; THRUST;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; ZAGROS;

EID: 33750918868     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.05.021     Document Type: Article

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