Pseudotachylyte generated in the semi-brittle and brittle regimes, Bench Canyon shear zone, central Sierra Nevada

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 1507-1521

  McNulty, Brendan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; FELDSPAR; QUARTZ; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

PSEUDOTACHYLYTE; SHEAR ZONE;

ROCK MECHANICS;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; METAMORPHISM; PSEUDOTACHYLYTE; SEISMIC FAULTING; SEMI BRITTLE DEFORMATION; SHEAR ZONE;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SIERRA NEVADA, BENCH CANYON;

EID: 0029415647     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0191-8141(95)00052-F     Document Type: Article

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