Kinematics of a kilometric recumbent fold: The Courel syncline (Iberian massif, NW Spain)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1650-1664

  Fernández, Francisco J ^a   Aller, Jesus ^a   Bastida, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iberian massif; Kinematics; Recumbent fold; Strain analysis

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY MODEL; RECUMBENT FOLD; STRAIN ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; KINEMATICS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BUCKLING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; KINEMATICS; SHEAR; STRAIN ANALYSIS; SYNCLINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34848894574     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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