The strength of the continental crust, detachment zones and the development of plastic instabilities

Tectonophysics

Volumn 158, Issue 1-4, 1989, Pages 269-289

  Ord, A ^a   Hobbs, B E ^a  

^a CSIRO PETROLEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYERLEE RELATION; CRUSTAL STRENGTH; DETACHMENT ZONES; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; PLASTIC INSTABILITY; RIFT ZONES; THRUST TERRANES;

EID: 0024568948     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(89)90328-4     Document Type: Article

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