Overprinted strike-slip deformation in the southern Valley and Ridge in Pennsylvania

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 865-873

  Nickelsen, Richard P ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Different fault fabrics of early and later faults; Pre folding; Sequential deformation in one orogeny; Shortening direction; Strike slip fault

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT FAULT FABRICS OF EARLY AND LATER FAULTS; PRE-FOLDING; SEQUENTIAL DEFORMATION IN ONE OROGENY; SHORTENING DIRECTION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

DEFORMATION; FABRICS; SEPARATION;

LANDFORMS;

ANTICLINE; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFLECTION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIP-SLIP FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; FOLDING; OROGENY; OVERPRINTING; PETROFABRIC; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST FAULT;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; TUSCARORA MOUNTAIN; UNITED STATES; VALLEY AND RIDGE PROVINCE;

EID: 69949091206     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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