Structural style of the Appalachian Plateau fold belt, north-central Pennsylvania

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 69, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 284-303

  Mount, Van S ^a  

^a ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Allegheny structural front; Appalachian plateau fold belt; Detachment fold; Marcellus formation; Pennsylvania appalachians

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE MINERALS; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHY;

ALLEGHENY STRUCTURAL FRONT; APPALACHIANS; DETACHMENT FOLDS; FOLD BELTS; MARCELLUS;

SEISMOLOGY;

CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DETACHMENT FOLD; EVAPORITE; FAULT PROPAGATION; FOLD BELT; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SHALE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ALLEGHENY FRONT; APPALACHIAN PLATEAU; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 84911880323     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2014.04.005     Document Type: Article

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