Recess drawn by the internal zone outer boundary and oblique structures in the paleomargin-derived units (Subbetic Domain, central Betics): An analogue modelling approach

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-80

  Crespo Blanc, Ana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analogue modelling; Betics; Ductile substrate; Oblique structures; Recess; Structural pattern

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; DUCTILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TECTONICS;

ANALOGUE MODELLING; FOLD-AND-THRUST BELT; OBLIQUE STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL PATTERN;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANALOG MODEL; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; OBLIQUE FAULT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSFER ZONE;

BETIC CORDILLERA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 37549067672     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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