Formation, deformation and chertification of systematic clastic dykes in a differentially lithified carbonate multilayer. SW Iberia, Algarve Basin, Lower Jurassic

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 201-215

  Ribeiro, Carlos ^a   Terrinha, Pedro ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b INETI   (Portugal)

^c IDL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chertification; Differential lithification; Lower Pliensbachian; Syn sedimentary dykes; Tensile joints

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CLASTIC DIKE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; JURASSIC; LITHIFICATION; PLIENSBACHIAN; SHELF SEDIMENT; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

ALGARVE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AMMONOIDEA;

EID: 33847371688     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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