Kinematic analysis and analogue modelling of the Passeier- and Jaufen faults: Implications for crustal indentation in the Eastern Alps

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1071-1090

  Luth, Stefan ^a,e   Willingshofer, Ernst ^b   ter Borgh, Marten ^a,b   Sokoutis, Dimitrios ^b,c   van Otterloo, Jozua ^a,d   Versteeg, Arno ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alps; Analogue modelling; Geodynamics; Indentation tectonics; Orogeny; Paleostress analysis; Structural geology

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; FAULT ZONE; GEODYNAMICS; GREENSCHIST FACIES; INDENTATION; MYLONITE; OROGENY; PALEOSTRESS; PLATE MOTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRANSPRESSION;

ALPS; BOLZANO; EASTERN ALPS; ITALY; PASSEIER VALLEY; TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE;

EID: 84878109783     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-012-0846-4     Document Type: Article

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