Flip-flop salt tectonics

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 363, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 245-264

  Quirk, David G ^a   Pilcher, Robin S ^b  

^a MAERSK OIL   (Denmark)

^b HESS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOOTWALL; HANGING WALL; NORMAL FAULT; SALT TECTONICS; STRESS FIELD; UNCONFORMITY;

EID: 84857392603     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP363.11     Document Type: Article

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