Geometry and architecture of faults in a syn-rift normal fault array: The Nukhul half-graben, Suez rift, Egypt

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 759-775

  Wilson, Paul ^a   Gawthorpe, Rob L ^a   Hodgetts, David ^a   Rarity, Franklin ^a   Sharp, Ian R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fault architecture; Fault geometry; Fault propagation; Normal faults; Rifts; Suez rift

Indexed keywords

FAULT ARCHITECTURE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT PROPAGATION; NORMAL FAULTS; RIFTS; SUEZ RIFT;

CLAY MINERALS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; SHALE; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DAMAGE MECHANICS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT PROPAGATION; FOLDING; FOOTWALL; HANGING WALL; LITHIFICATION; MONOCLINE; NORMAL FAULT; RIFTING; STRAIN RATE;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; SINAI; SUEZ RIFT;

EID: 67650741425     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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