Thrust initiation and propagation during shortening of a 2-layer model lithosphere

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-38

  Marques, Fernando O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Buckling; Gravitational forces; Lithosphere instability; Shortening; Thrust evolution and propagation; Thrust initiation

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODELLING; LITHOSPHERE; THRUST INITIATION;

BRITTLENESS; BUCKLING; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESSES; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BUCKLING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT; FOLD; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; STRESS ANALYSIS; THRUST; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 37549067671     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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