Role of the shale tectonics on the evolution of the Eastern Venezuelan Cenozoic thrust and fold belt

Leo Duerto, Ken McClay

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)81-108
Number of pages28
JournalMarine and Petroleum Geology
Volume28
Issue number1
Early online date11 Dec 2009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2011

Keywords

  • Shale tectonics
  • Shale diapirs
  • Thrusts
  • Blind thrusts
  • Break-through normal fold
  • Eastern Venezuelan Basin
  • Pirital
  • Orocual
  • La Pica
  • Maturin
  • Mud volcanoes
  • Venezuela
  • LAYER DETACHMENT FOLDS
  • PLATE BOUNDARY ZONE
  • SOUTH-AMERICA
  • BASIN
  • KINEMATICS
  • GEOMETRY
  • TRINIDAD
  • SYSTEMS
  • WEDGES
  • GULF

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