Antithetic fault linkages in a deep water fold and thrust belt

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1900-1914

  Higgins, Simon ^a   Davies, Richard J ^b   Clarke, Benjamin ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antithetic; Fault linkage; Thrust faults; Transfer zones; Vergence

Indexed keywords

FAULT LINKAGE; THRUST FAULTS; TRANSFER ZONES; VERGENCE;

LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT PLANE; FAULTING; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; THRUST FAULT; TRANSFER ZONE;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 36749054688     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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