Superposed folding resulting from inversion of a synrift accommodation zone, Atlas Mountains; Morocco

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 82, 2005, Pages 635-646

  Beauchamp, Weldon ^a  

^a Atlas Exploration and Production Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLDING; FOOTWALL; INVERSION TECTONICS; RIFTING; SYNCLINE; TOPOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 34548568850     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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