Mechanical stratigraphy as a factor controlling the development of a sandbox transfer zone: A three-dimensional analysis

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2269-2283

  Ravaglia, Antonio ^a   Turrini, Claudio ^b   Seno, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Bed length versus slip relationship; Critical taper theory; Displacement gradient; Fault related folds; Lateral heterogeneity; Lateral oblique ramps; Mechanical stratigraphy; Plunging folds; Sandbox model; Strain partitioning; Transfer zones

Indexed keywords

FAULT RELATED FOLDS; LAYER PARALLEL SHORTENING; OBLIQUE RAMPS;

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KINEMATICS; LANDFORMS; STRATIGRAPHY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANALOG MODEL; FAULT SLIP; HETEROGENEITY; STRAIN ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; THRUST FAULT; TRANSFER ZONE;

EID: 4644226777     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2004.04.009     Document Type: Article

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