Role of sedimentation during basin inversion in analogue modelling

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 554-565

  Pinto, Luisa ^a   Muñoz, Carolina ^a   Nalpas, Thierry ^b   Charrier, Reynaldo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Analogue modelling; Basin inversion; Fault reactivation; Shortcuts; Syntectonic sedimentation

Indexed keywords

FAULT SLIPS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANALOGUE MODELLING; BASIN INVERSIONS; BASIN-BOUNDING FAULTS; COMPRESSION EXPERIMENTS; FAULT REACTIVATION; SANDBOX EXPERIMENTS; SHORTCUTS; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

SEDIMENTATION;

ANALOG MODEL; BASIN EVOLUTION; INVERSION TECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; SUBSIDENCE; SYNTECTONIC SEDIMENT; THRUST FAULT; UPLIFT;

ANDES; CHILE;

EID: 77953122531     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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