Study of Faults at Lattakia region


Abstract in English

Study of faults at Lattakia region shows normal, reversed and strike-slip faults. Main fault directions and their geologic age estimation were determined. The normal faults have NE-SW main direction from Middle Miocene and E-W secondary direction from Paleogene.

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