Reverse fault step at Engel Peaks, Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Journal of Structural Geology
• Main Author: Meneilly, Alan W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 1988
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Engel Peaks; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521691/; https://doi.org/10.1016/0191-8141(88)90017-X

A steep reverse fault at Engel Peaks, Antarctic Peninsula, cuts granophyre and overlying volcanic rocks and incorporates a lower angle zone or ‘fault step’. The reverse fault step differs from the more familiar thrust ramp in that it cuts down-section in the footwall in the direction of tectonic tra...