Rounding hinges to fault-bend folding: Geometric and kinematic implications

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-22

  Tavani, Stefano ^a   Storti, Fabrizio ^a   Salvini, Francesco ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circular hinge sector; Curvilinear fault bend folding; Geometric model; Limb rotation; Rotational syngrowth wedge

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINES; CURVILINEAR HINGES; FAULT-BEND FOLDING;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; KINEMATICS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANTICLINE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; KINEMATICS;

EID: 8644273319     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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