Lateral extrusion in transpression zones: The importance of boundary conditions

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1201-1217

  Jones, Richard R ^a   Holdsworth, Robert E ^b   Bailey, Wayne ^b,c  

^a Ostfold Research   (Norway)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEOPHYSICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCK MECHANICS; STRAIN;

LATERAL EXTRUSION; TRANSPRESSION ZONES;

TECTONICS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEFORMATION; LATERAL EXTRUSION; TRANSPRESSION;

EID: 0031225103     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00034-5     Document Type: Article

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