A spatial statistics approach to the quantification of finite strain variation in penetratively deformed thrust sheets: An example from the Sheeprock thrust sheet, Sevier fold-and-thrust belt, Utah

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 371-384

  Mukul, Malay ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; TENSORS;

FAULT PROPAGATION FOLDING; FINITE STRAIN VARIATION; FRY METHOD; PENETRATIVELY DEFORMED THRUST SHEETS; STRAIN ELLIPSOID;

TECTONICS;

FINITE STRAIN; STATISTICS; STRAIN TENSOR; THRUST SHEET;

USA, UTAH;

EID: 0032052881     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0191-8141(97)00088-6     Document Type: Article

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