Influence of pre-existing pervasive fabrics on fault patterns during orthogonal and oblique rifting: An experimental approach

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-91

  Chattopadhyay, A ^a   Chakra, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Analog modeling; Mechanical anisotropy; Pervasive fabric; Rift basins; Structural inheritance

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODELING; ANALOG MODELS; BASEMENT ROCKS; CRYSTALLINE BASEMENT; DISPLACEMENT VECTORS; DRY SAND; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FABRIC ANISOTROPY; FAULT PATTERNS; FIELD DATA; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; MECHANICAL ANISOTROPY; OBLIQUE EXTENSION; OROGENIC BELTS; PLASTER OF PARIS; RIFT BASIN; RIFT SYSTEMS; SAND LAYER; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STRENGTH ANISOTROPY; STRETCHING DIRECTION; STRUCTURAL INHERITANCE; THICKNESS VARIATION; TRANSVERSE ANISOTROPY;

BUILDINGS; EXPERIMENTS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

ANISOTROPY;

ANISOTROPY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT; GONDWANA; KINEMATICS; OROGENY; PETROFABRIC; RIFTING; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EAST AFRICAN RIFT; INDIA;

EID: 84869852583     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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