Introduction to thrust fault-related folding

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 94, 2011, Pages 1-19

  McClay, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETACHMENT FOLD; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT PROPAGATION; FOLD BELT; FOLDING; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; THRUST FAULT;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; CALIFORNIA; CHINA; IRAN; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; PYRENEES; TAIWAN; TARIM BASIN; TIEN SHAN; UNITED STATES; WYOMING; XINJIANG UYGUR; ZAGROS;

EID: 84865597468     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/13251330M9450     Document Type: Article

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