Shear zone-controlled magma emplacement or magma-assisted nucleation of shear zones? Insights from northeast Brazil

Tectonophysics

Volumn 262, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 349-364

  Neves, S P ^a,b   Vauchez, A ^a   Archanjo, C J ^c  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MAGMA EMPLACEMENT; PROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE;

BRAZIL, PARAIBA STATE, BORBOREMA; BRAZIL, RIO GRANDE DO NORTE STATE, BORBOREMA;

EID: 0030438596     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(96)00007-8     Document Type: Article

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