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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-1011-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-9-1011-2018
Research article
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10 Aug 2018
Research article |  | 10 Aug 2018

Non-cylindrical parasitic folding and strain partitioning during the Pan-African Lufilian orogeny in the Chambishi–Nkana Basin, Central African Copperbelt

Koen Torremans, Philippe Muchez, and Manuel Sintubin

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A major mountain building event, called the Lufilian orogeny, deformed the rocks that host copper and cobalt ore in the world-class Central African Copperbelt. Key field evidence in this study shows that a single pulse of deformation caused a set of complexly interacting folds and faults. The specific composition and layering in the rock package has a major influence on how the rock sequence was folded.
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