Multiple crenulation cleavages as kinematic and incremental strain indicators

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 625-642

  Burks, Rachel ^a   Mosher, Sharon ^b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAVAGE FORMATION; CRENULATION CLEAVAGE; INCREMENTAL STRAIN; STRAIN INDICATOR;

USA, RHODE ISLAND, NARRAGANSETT BAY;

COAL; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCKS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SHALE; STRAIN; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRATIGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CRENULATION CLEAVAGES; DEFORMATION PATH; FOLIATION; INCREMENTAL STRAIN; SHEAR ZONE; THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRIC TECHNIQUE;

TECTONICS;

EID: 0029669290     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(96)80029-0     Document Type: Article

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