Estimation of the shape factor of a palaeostress ellipsoid by comparison with theoretical slickenline patterns and application of an eigenvalue method

Tectonophysics

Volumn 255, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 177-187

  Wallbrecher, E ^a   Fritz, H ^a   Unzog, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; EIGENVALUE METHOD; PALAEOSTRESS ELLIPSOID; SHAPE FACTOR; SLICKENSIDE;

EID: 0030468969     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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