Author : Howard Johnson
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Continental margins
ISBN : 1862392617
The Nature and Origin of Compression in Passive Margins by Howard Johnson Pdf
Some of the fold structures observed on passive continental margins appear to be related to regional stresses transmitted through basement rocks, whereas others are related to gravitational sliding and toe-thrusting. This special publication concentrates on the first of these categories. The morphology and distribution of such folds, together with potential mechanisms for generation of regional stress, are described in a series of papers. As well as being an enigmatic feature of passive margin geology, the compressive folds have significance in the exploration for petroleum.