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Fault-block Mountains

Fault-Block Mountains is a type of mountain landform characterized by large-scale uplifted or down-dropped crustal blocks bounded by normal or reverse faults, resulting from tectonic extension or compression that fractures and displaces rigid segments of the Earth's lithosphere.

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174

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2017–2026

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Fault-block Mountain

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Publications

61

Fault-generated mountain fronts in southeast Spain: geomorphologic assessment of tectonic and seismic activity

Pablo Gabriel Silva Barroso, José Luis Goy Goy, Caridad Zazo et al. · Geomorphology · 2003 · 422 citations

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Tectonic framework and evolution of the Tarim Block in NW China

Chuan‐Lin Zhang, Haibo Zou, Huaikun Li et al. · Gondwana Research · 2012 · 391 citations

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Active faulting and block movement associated with large earthquakes in the Min Shan and Longmen Mountains, northeastern Tibetan Plateau

She Fa Chen, Christopher J.L. Wilson, Qi Dong Deng et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1994 · 197 citations

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Late Cenozoic tectonism and landscape development in the foreland of the Andes: Northern Sierras Pampeanas (26°–28°S), Argentina

Manfred R. Strecker, Philip F. Cerveny, A. L. Bloom et al. · Tectonics · 1989 · 161 citations

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Origin of Mountains on Io by Thrust Faulting and Large-Scale Mass Movements

P. Schenk · Science · 1998 · 147 citations

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Authors

174

  1. JZ
    Jin Zhang

    Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China

    2 publications · 65 citations

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  2. JH
    Jonny Hesthammer

    Equinor (Norway), Norway

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  3. DC
    Dickson Cunningham

    University of Leicester, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 65 citations

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  4. DF
    Daniel F. Stöckli

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    2 publications · 209 citations

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  5. AM
    André Michard

    University of Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco

    2 publications · 169 citations

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Institutions

72

  1. University of Bergen

    Bergen, Norway

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    130 citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    530 citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    185 citations

  4. Equinor (Norway)

    Stavanger, Norway

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    51 citations

  5. Eastern Connecticut State University

    Willimantic, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    65 citations

  6. Ruhr University Bochum

    Bochum, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  7. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    428 citations

  8. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Geology

    JG · 7 publications · 146 citations

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  2. Marine and Petroleum Geology

    3 publications · 107 citations

    3

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  3. AAPG Bulletin

    3 publications · 48 citations

    3

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  4. Geological Society of America Bulletin

    3 publications · 59 citations

    3

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  5. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

    3 publications · 65 citations

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