Progressive evolution of deformation band populations during laramide fault-propagation folding: Navajo Sandstone, san rafael monocline, Utah, U.S.A.

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 68, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 66-81

  Zuluaga, Luisa F ^a,b   Fossen, Haakon ^b   Rotevatn, Atle ^b  

^a Centre for Integrated PetroleumResearch (Uni CIPR)   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Colorado plateau; Deformation bands; Fault propagation folding; Folding strain; Laramide contraction; San rafael swell

Indexed keywords

COLORADO PLATEAU; DEFORMATION BAND; FAULT PROPAGATION FOLDING; LARAMIDE; NAVAJO SANDSTONES;

DEFORMATION; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT PROPAGATION; FLUID FLOW; FOLDING; FORELAND BASIN; LARAMIDE OROGENY; MONOCLINE; REVERSE FAULT; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST FAULT;

COLORADO PLATEAU; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84907805573     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2014.09.008     Document Type: Article

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