The pyrite-type strain fringes from Lourdes (France): Indicators of Alpine thrust kinematics in the Pyrenees

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-91

  Aerden, Domingo G A M ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; PYRITE; STRAIN FRINGE; THRUSTING;

FRANCE, PYRENEES, LOURDES;

DEFORMATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRAVITATION; KINEMATICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALOGY; PYRITES; ROTATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN;

FIBRE CURVATURE; HETEROGENEOUS NON-COAXIAL DEFORMATION; LOCAL STRAIN PARAMETERS; POLYPHASE DEFORMATION HISTORY; PYRITE GRAIN ORIENTATION; PYRITE GRAIN SHAPE; PYRITE TYPE STRAIN FRINGES; SHEAR STRAIN LOCALIZATION; THRUST KINEMATICS;

TECTONICS;

EID: 0029667807     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0191-8141(95)00084-Q     Document Type: Article

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