Timing and nature of magmatic fabrics from structural relations around stoped blocks

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 209-224

  Fowler Jr , T Kenneth ^a,b   Paterson, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRANITE; KINEMATICS;

GRANODIORITE; MAGMATIC FABRICS; STOPED BLOCKS;

TECTONICS;

GRANODIORITE; MAGMATIC FABRIC; PLUTON EMPLACEMENT; STOPED BLOCK; STRAIN;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SIERRA NEVADA, CASTLE CREEK;

EID: 0031079241     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(96)00058-2     Document Type: Article

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