Constraints on the depth, geometry and kinematics of blind detachment faults provided by fault-propagation folds: An example from the Mesozoic fold belt of South China

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-162

  Yan, Dan Ping ^a,b   Zhang, Bing ^a   Zhou, Mei Fu ^b   Wei, Guoqing ^a   Song, Hong Lin ^a   Liu, Shao Feng ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Blind thrust fault; Fault geometry; Fold parameter; Mesozoic fold belt; Out of sequence and in sequence duplex; South China

Indexed keywords

BLIND THRUST FAULT; FAULT GEOMETRY; FOLD PARAMETER; MESOZOIC FOLD BELT; OUT-OF-SEQUENCE AND IN-SEQUENCE DUPLEX; SOUTH CHINA;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; GEOMETRY;

TECTONICS;

COLLISION ZONE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT PROPAGATION; FOLD BELT; FOLDING; KINEMATICS; MESOZOIC; SEISMIC DATA; THRUST FAULT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

SINIA;

EID: 59349100004     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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