Mechanical stability of the Redbank Thrust Zone, Central Australia: Dynamic and rheological implications

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 215-226

  Beekman, F ^a   Stephenson, R A ^a   Korsch, R J ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Modelling; Redbank Thrust Zone; Rheology; Stress

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MOHO; RHEOLOGY; STRESS;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, REDBANK THRUST ZONE;

EID: 0030827314     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099708728305     Document Type: Article

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