Analogue modeling of positive inversion tectonics along differently oriented pre-thrusting normal faults: An application to the Central-Northern Apennines of Italy

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 126, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 943-955

  Di Domenica, Alessandra ^a   Bonini, Lorenzo ^b   Calamita, Fernando ^a   Toscani, Giovanni ^b   Galuppo, Carla ^b   Seno, Silvio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

ANALOGUE MODELING; ANALOGUE MODELS; FAULT REACTIVATION; FOLD-AND-THRUST BELTS; INVERSION TECTONICS; MODEL GEOMETRY; ORTHOGONAL SEGMENTS; POSITIVE INVERSION;

FAULTING;

DEFORMATION; DISCONTINUITY; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; INVERSION TECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; OROGENY; THRUST FAULT;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84902312113     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 19432674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B31001.1     Document Type: Article

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