Kinematics of large scale tip folds from the High Atlas thust belt, Morocco

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 999-1011

  Bezar, B Saint ^a   De Lamotte, D Frizon ^a   Morel, J L ^b   Mercier, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GENERALIZED FAULT PROPAGATION FOLD MODEL;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FOLDING; KINEMATICS; THRUST;

ATLAS MOUNTAINS; HIGH ATLAS; MOROCCO;

EID: 84984578781     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(98)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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