Influence of synkinematic sedimentation in a thrust system with two decollement levels; analogue modelling

Tectonophysics

Volumn 473, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 466-475

  Pichot, T ^a,b   Nalpas, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Analogue modelling; Decollement level; Synkinematic sedimentation; Thrust

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODELLING; BRITTLE STRUCTURES; DECOLLEMENT LEVEL; DUCTILE LAYERS; FOLD-AND-THRUST BELTS; MAIN PARAMETERS; SIMPLE SYSTEM; SINGLE STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; SYNKINEMATIC SEDIMENTATION; THRUST; THRUST BELTS; THRUST SYSTEMS; VERGENCE;

TECTONICS;

SEDIMENTATION;

ANALOG MODEL; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; COMPRESSION; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DECOLLEMENT; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLDING; FORELAND BASIN; KINEMATICS; MASS TRANSFER; PARAMETERIZATION; SEDIMENTATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THRUST;

EID: 67650632801     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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