Influence of pre-existing salt diapirs on 3D folding patterns

Tectonophysics

Volumn 637, Issue , 2014, Pages 354-369

  Fernandez, Naiara ^a   Kaus, Boris J P ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D folding; Fold patterns; Numerical modeling; Salt diapirs

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODELS;

3D FOLDING; DETACHMENT FOLDING; EXISTING STRUCTURE; FOLD PATTERNS; LATERAL PROPAGATION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SALT DIAPIRS; SEDIMENTARY COVERS;

SALT TECTONICS;

DIAPIR; FOLDING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALT; SYNCLINE; WAVELENGTH;

ZAGROS;

EID: 84921979306     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2014.10.021     Document Type: Article

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