Analogue modelling of intraplate strike-slip tectonics: A review and new experimental results

Tectonophysics

Volumn 574-575, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-71

  Dooley, Tim P ^a   Schreurs, Guido ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Analogue modelling; Popup; Pull apart basin; Strike slip tectonics; Transpression; Transtension

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODELLING; POPUP; PULL-APART BASIN; TRANSPRESSION; TRANSTENSION;

SHEAR FLOW; SILICONES; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANALOG MODEL; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT ZONE; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; PULL APART BASIN; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC SETTING; TRANSPRESSION; TRANSTENSION;

EID: 84867232935     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.05.030     Document Type: Review

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