Mass balance and thrusting in detachment folds

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 94, 2011, Pages 21-37

  Suppe, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; DETACHMENT FOLD; FOLDING; MASS BALANCE; THRUST FAULT;

CANADA; FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; JURA [SWITZERLAND]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; SPAIN; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84863430926     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/13251331M94389     Document Type: Article

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