Evolution of deformation styles at a major restraining bend, constraints from cooling histories, Mae Ping fault zone, western Thailand

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 290, Issue , 2007, Pages 325-349

  Morley, Chriss K ^a   Smith, M ^b   Carter, A ^c   Charusiri, P ^d   Chantraprasert, S ^e  

^a PTTEP   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CENOZOIC; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; COOLING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISPLACEMENT; EROSION RATE; EXHUMATION; FAULT ZONE; FISSION TRACK DATING; RIFT ZONE; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; UPLIFT; ZIRCON;

ASIA; EURASIA; MAE PING FAULT ZONE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 38549171284     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP290.12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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