Geometry, kinematics and fracture pattern of the Bangestan anticline, Zagros, SW Iran

Geological Magazine

Volumn 148, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 964-979

  Tavani, Stefano ^a   Storti, Fabrizio ^b   Soleimany, Bahman ^c   Fallah, Mohammad ^d   Muñoz, Josep A ^a   Gambini, Roberto ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY   (Iran)

^d OMV Group   (Austria)

^e ENEL   (Italy)

Author keywords

fold; fracture; inversion tectonics; strike slip; Zagros

Indexed keywords

BELTS; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; KINEMATICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

BALANCED CROSS SECTIONS; DEFORMATION STRUCTURE; FOLD; INVERSION TECTONICS; KINEMATIC EVOLUTION; STRIKE-SLIP; STRIKE-SLIP COMPONENT; ZAGROS;

FAULT SLIPS;

ANTICLINE; CLEAVAGE; DECOLLEMENT; DEFORMATION; EXTENSION; FOLD; FOLDING; FRACTURE; FRACTURE NETWORK; GEOMETRY; INVERSION TECTONICS; KINEMATICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

IRAN; ZAGROS;

EID: 80054912382     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756811000197     Document Type: Article

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