Pre-folding magnetic fabrics in fold-and-thrust belts: Why the apparent internal deformation of the sedimentary rocks from the Minervois basin (NE - Pyrenees, France) is so high compared to the Potwar basin (SW - Himalaya, Pakistan)?

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 181-200

  Robion, Philippe ^a   Grelaud, Sylvain ^a   Frizon de Lamotte, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS); Fold and Thrust Belts; Magnetic fabric; Minervois (NE Pyrenees); Potwar (SW Himalaya)

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PAKISTAN; POTWAR; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; PYRENEES; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 84984538642     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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