Neogene crustal shear zone along the western Gulf of Mexico margin and its implications for gravity sliding processes. Evidences from 2D and 3D multichannel seismic data

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-185

  Le Roy, Charlotte ^a   Rangin, Claude ^b   Le Pichon, Xavier ^b   Thi Ngoc, Hai Nguyen ^a   Andreani, Louis ^a   Aranda Garcia, Mario ^c  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c PEMEX   (Mexico)

Author keywords

D collement level; Deep seated shear zone; Gravity tectonics; Gulf of Mexico margin; Neogene; Transpressive motion

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DECOLLEMENT; FAULT ZONE; FOLD BELT; LARAMIDE OROGENY; NEOGENE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SHEAR ZONE; TRANSPRESSION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 42549099499     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.179.2.175     Document Type: Article

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