The Neogence Veracruz fault: Evidences for left-lateral slip along the southern Mexico block

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-208

  Andreani, Louis ^a   Rangin, Claude ^a,d   Martínez Reyes, Juventino ^b   Le Roy, Charlotte ^a   Aranda García, Mario ^c   Le Pichon, Xavier ^a   Peterson Rodriguez, Rolando ^c  

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

^b CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

^c PEMEX   (Mexico)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Crustal block; Mexico; Neogene; Tectonics; Veracruz fault

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN PLATE; COCOS PLATE; DEFORMATION; ISLAND ARC; NEOGENE; NORTH AMERICAN PLATE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEISMICITY; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP; STRAIN PARTITIONING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

LOS TUXTLAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; VERACRUZ;

EID: 42549145970     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.179.2.195     Document Type: Article

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