Geological Society London Special Publications · 1981 · 16 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesGeophysicsStructural GeologyTectonicsTectonophysicsActive TectonicsFault MechanicsFault Zone StructurePlate TectonicsRegional TectonicsThrust BeltsDuplex StructuresListric Fault GeometryListric FaultingNappe StructuresThrust DuplexesThrust Fault GeometryThrust StructuresThrust Tectonics
Summary The definitions of thrusts and nappes are discussed and the criteria used to define these structures are analysed. A ‘thrust fault’ is defined as a map-scale contraction fault. A ‘thrust nappe’ is an allochthonous tectonic sheet which has moved along a thrust fault. Suggested definitions are also given for, a fold nappe; extension fault; contraction fault; listric normal fault; reverse listric fault; klippe; tectonic slide; ramps and flats; duplex structure; blind thrusts.
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