A study of fold characteristics and deformation style using the evolution of the land surface: Zagros Simply Folded Belt, Iran

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 330, Issue , 2010, Pages 139-154

  Burberry, C M ^a,b   Cosgrove, J W ^b   Liu, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLD BELT; FOOTWALL; LAND SURFACE; STREAMFLOW; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; THRUST FAULT;

ZAGROS;

EID: 77956032726     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP330.8     Document Type: Article

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