2-D and 3-D modeling of detachment folds with hinterland inflation: A natural example from the Monterrey Salient, northeastern Mexico

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-85

  Wilkerson, M Scott ^a   Smaltz, Sara M ^a   Bowman, Dannena R ^a   Fischer, Mark P ^b   Higuera Diaz, I Camilo ^b  

^a DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detachment folds; Fault related folds; Kinematic model; Monterrey Salient, Mexico

Indexed keywords

DETACHMENT FOLDS; FAULT-RELATED FOLDS; HINTERLAND INFLATION;

GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DETACHMENT FAULT; FOLD; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; UPLIFT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33751321120     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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