The structural evolution of dilational stepovers in regional transtensional zones

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 290, Issue , 2007, Pages 433-445

  De Paola, Nicola ^a,b   Holdsworth, R E ^b   Collettini, C ^a   McCaffrey, K J W ^b   Barchi, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT GEOMETRY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; KINEMATICS; PLATE TECTONICS; SLIP; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRANSTENSION;

EID: 38749097812     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP190.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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