Quartz fabric and strain partitioning in sheath folds: An example from the Voltri Group (Western Alps, Italy)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1149-1157

  Crispini, Laura ^a   Capponi, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MICROSTRUCTURE; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN;

SHEATH FOLDS;

TECTONICS;

MICROSTRUCTURE; QUARTZ FABRIC; SHEATH FOLD; STRAIN PARTITIONING;

ITALY, ALPS;

EID: 0031225215     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00035-7     Document Type: Article

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