Rotation of fabric elements in convergent shear zones, with examples from the southern Appalachians

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1023-1036

  Pray, John R ^a   Secor Jr , Donald T ^a   Sacks, Paul E ^b   Maher Jr , Harmon D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; VECTORS;

CONVERGENT SHEAR ZONES; FABRIC ELEMENTS;

TECTONICS;

CONVERGENCE; DEFORMATION; ROCK FABRIC; SHEAR ZONE;

USA, APPALACHIANS;

EID: 0031204227     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00019-9     Document Type: Article

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