Characteristics and deformation mechanism of salt-related structures in the western Kuqa depression, Tarim basin: Insights from scaled sandbox modeling

Tectonophysics

Volumn 612-613, Issue , 2014, Pages 81-96

  Wu, Zhenyun ^a   Yin, Hongwei ^a   Wang, Xin ^b   Zhao, Bo ^b   Jia, Dong ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allochthonous salt sheet; Kuqa depression; Quele salt nappe; Salt related structures; Scaled sandbox modeling; Tarim basin

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; SALT DEPOSITS;

ALLOCHTHONOUS SALT SHEET; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FORMATION MECHANISM; KUQA DEPRESSION; QUELE SALT NAPPE; STRESS CONCENTRATION ZONE; STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION; TARIM BASIN;

SALT TECTONICS;

CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIAPIR; FORMATION MECHANISM; MODELING; NAPPE; SALT TECTONICS;

CHINA; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84892434238     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.11.040     Document Type: Article

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