Late Holocene episodic displacement on fault scarps related to interstratal dissolution of evaporites (Teruel Neogene Graben, NE Spain)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2012, Pages 2-19

  Gutierrez F ^a   Carbonel, D ^a   Guerrero, J ^b   McCalpin, J P ^c   Linares, R ^d   Roque C ^e   Zarroca, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEO HAZ Consulting Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Evaporite collapse; Karstification; Monocline; Nontectonic faults

Indexed keywords

EVAPORITES; FAULT SCARP; FAULTING EVENTS; GEOMETRICAL RELATIONSHIP; GEOMORPHIC EXPRESSION; GROUND PENETRATING RADARS; KARSTIFICATION; LATE HOLOCENE; MONOCLINE; NEO GENES; NONTECTONIC FAULTS; PARAMETERS ESTIMATED; SLIP RATES; SURFACE RUPTURES; SYNFORM; TECTONIC FAULTS; TRIASSIC;

ASPECT RATIO; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; TECTONICS;

DISSOLUTION;

DISPLACEMENT; EVAPORITE; FAULT; GRABEN; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HOLOCENE; KARSTIFICATION; MONOCLINE; NEOGENE; SLIP RATE; TRIASSIC;

ARAGON; SPAIN; TERUEL [ARAGON];

EID: 84857631111     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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