Active deformation of the Central Myanmar Forearc Basin: Insight from post-Pleistocene inversion of the Pyay Fault

Active deformation of the Central Myanmar Forearc Basin: Insight from post-Pleistocene inversion of the Pyay Fault

Pyay sub-basin is located in the southern part of the Central Myanmar Forearc Basin, an elongate belt of en-echelon folds and thrust faults formed as a result of the hyper-oblique convergence of the India and Asia plates. Limited neotectonic studies suggest that the Pyay Fault is a major Pliocene in...

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Main Authors: Lin Thu Aung, Kyaw Zin Oo, Kyaw Myo Win, Gregory F. Moore, Soe Thura Tun, Win Naing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X
Subjects:
Central Myanmar Forearc Basin
Pyay Fault
High-angle thrust fault
Growth strata
Terrace deposits
post-Pleistocene inversion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259005602030013X

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