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inversion tectonics: a standalone construct

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Tectonics

the reversal of motion on earlier faults so that extensional basins are later shortened and uplifted.

In tectonics, inversion tectonics refers to the reversal of motion on earlier faults so that extensional basins are later shortened and uplifted. This meaning comes from Cooper (1989) in Geological Society, London, Special Publications.[1]

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cooper1 fields · 2 citationsanchor · a standalone construct inversion4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs motion2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Cooper, M. A., Williams, G. D., de Graciansky, P. C., Murphy, R. W., Needham, T., de Paor, D., Stoneley, R., Todd, S. P., Turner, J. P., & Ziegler, P. A. (1989). Inversion tectonics: a discussion. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 44(1), 335-347. https://doi.org/10.1144/gsl.sp.1989.044.01.18

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