Structural style of the Marathon thrust belt, West Texas

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 900-909

  Hickman, Robert G ^a   Varga, Robert J ^b   Altany, Robert M ^c  

^a Wabash Exploration Inc   (United States)

^b WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Duplex; Marathon; Structural style; Texas; Thrust belt

Indexed keywords

DUPLEX; MARATHON; STRUCTURAL STYLE; TEXAS; THRUST BELT;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

STRATIGRAPHY;

ALLOCHTHON; CAMBRIAN; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; EMPLACEMENT; FOREARC BASIN; FORELAND BASIN; PENNSYLVANIAN; SHELF SEDIMENT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST; THRUST FAULT;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69949109898     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.02.016     Document Type: Article

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