| Transpressional Regime in Asir Tectonic Terrane, Saudi Arabia Contributor(s): Kattu Ghazi (Author), Hamimi Zakaria (Author), El-Shafei Mohamed (Author) |
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ISBN: 365922555X ISBN-13: 9783659225550 Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing OUR PRICE: $50.27 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - General |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6" W x 9" (0.41 lbs) 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book investigates the late Neoproterozoic N-S trending Wadi Yiba Shear Zone (WYSZ) in southern Arabian Shield. WYSZ played a significant role in the structural shaping of the basement lithologies (gneisses, metavolcanics, Ablah Group (meta-clastic and marble units) and syn- and post-tectonic granitoids) exposed in Wadi Yiba, Asir tectonic terrane. Effects of, at least, three phases of deformation are detected (D1-D3). Among these phases, D2 deformation phase was intensive and pervasive, and responsible for the formation of the WYSZ. Minor and major F2 thrust- and shear zone-related folds are coeval to this phase. The deformation patterns in the area reflect the progressive convergence between East and West Gondwanalands |
