Shear-zone systems and melts: Feedback relations and self-organization in orogenic belts

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 211-227

  Brown, Michael ^a   Solar, Gary S ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; GRANITE; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PETROLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRAIN; TECTONICS; TENSILE STRESS;

MIGMATITES; OROGENIC BELTS; SELF ORGANIZATION; SHEAR ZONE SYSTEMS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

OROGENIC BELT; SHEAR ZONE;

EID: 0032004293     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00068-0     Document Type: Article

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