The Plio-Pleistocene evolution of the Southern Middle Atlas fault zone (SMAFZ) front of Morocco

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 497-515

  Laville, Edgard ^a   Delcaillau, B ^a   Charroud, M ^b   Dugue O ^a   Ait Brahim, L ^c   Cattaneo, G ^d   Deluca, P ^e   Bouazza, A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^f Centre régional de la Géologie d'Oujda   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Indenter; Kinematics; Morocco; Morphotectonics; Plio Pleistocene; South Middle Atlas thrust zone

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN PLATE; ANTICLINE; BASIN EVOLUTION; DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; KINEMATICS; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; REVERSE FAULT; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THRUST FAULT;

AFRICA; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; FES-BOULEMANE; MIDDLE ATLAS; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; TAZA-AL HOCEIMA-TAOUNATE; TAZA-GUERCIF BASIN;

EID: 34248654357     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-006-0113-7     Document Type: Article

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