Characteristics and occurrence of bedding-parallel slip surfaces and laminated veins in chevron folds from the Bendigo-Castlemaine goldfields: Implications for flexural-slip folding

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 799-815

  Fowler, T J ^a   Winsor, C N ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GOLD DEPOSITS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; QUARTZ; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN RATE; STRATIGRAPHY;

BEDDING-PARALLEL SLIP SURFACES; FLEXURAL-SLIP FOLDING; LAMINATED VEINS;

TECTONICS;

BEDDING PARALLEL SLIP; CHEVRON FOLD; FLEXURAL SLIP; FOLDING;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, BENDIGO-CASTLEMAINE GOLDFIELDS;

EID: 0031164797     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00004-7     Document Type: Article

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