Initiation and growth of salt-based thrust belts on passive margins: Results from physical models

Basin Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 165-177

  Dooley, Tim P ^a   Jackson, Martin P A ^a   Hudec, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; COULOMB CRITERION; DECOLLEMENT; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; OVERBURDEN; PASSIVE MARGIN; SALT TECTONICS; THRUST FAULT;

EID: 33847793366     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2007.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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