Modeling deformation and salt tectonics in the eastern Mediterranean Ridge accretionary wedge

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 116, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 880-894

  Costa, E ^a   Camerlenghi, A ^b   Polonia, A ^c   Cooper, C ^d   Fabretti, P ^c   Mosconi, A ^d   Murelli, P ^a   Romanelli, M ^b   Sormani, L ^b   Wardell, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d AGIP SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accretionary wedge; Eastern Mediterranean; Mediterranean Ridge; Messinian evaporites; Physical modeling; Salt tectonics

Indexed keywords

EVAPORITIC SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCES; SEISMIC REFLECTION; THRUST FRONTS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DATA REDUCTION; DEFORMATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; SEISMOLOGY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; VOLCANOES;

TECTONICS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; SALT TECTONICS;

MEDITERRANEAN RIDGE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 3843141417     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25309.1     Document Type: Article

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