The Chamberlin 1910 balanced section: Context, contribution, and critical reassessment

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 7-23

  Wiltschko, David V ^a   Groshong, Richard H ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Area balance; Detachment fold; Duplex; Fault bend fold; Pennsylvania Appalachians; Structural uncertainty

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY;

APPALACHIANS; DETACHMENT FOLDS; DUPLEX; FAULT BENDS; STRUCTURAL UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DETACHMENT FOLD; DISPLACEMENT; DUPLEX; FAULT GEOMETRY; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; MODELING; STRAIN;

APPALACHIANS; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864019432     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.01.019     Document Type: Article

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