Basin inversion and contractional reactivation of inherited normal faults: A review based on previous and new experimental models

Tectonophysics

Volumn 522-523, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-88

  Bonini, Marco ^a   Sani, Federico ^b   Antonielli, Benedetta ^b  

^a SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analogue modelling; Basin inversion; Deformation style; Fold and thrust belts; Positive fault reactivation

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODELLING; BASIN INVERSIONS; BOUNDING FAULTS; BRITTLE-DUCTILE COUPLING; COMPRESSIONAL; DUCTILE LAYERS; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL MODELS; FAULT REACTIVATION; FLUID PRESSURES; FOLD-AND-THRUST BELTS; GEOLOGICAL MODELS; INTERNAL GEOMETRY; INVERSION PROCESS; NEW MODEL; NORMAL FAULTS; NORTHERN APENNINES; PRINCIPAL STRESS; SEDIMENT LOADING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL STYLES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; ORE DEPOSITS; ROTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICONES; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; INVERSION TECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; ORE DEPOSIT; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC HAZARD; STRATIGRAPHY;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84856416218     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.11.014     Document Type: Review

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