Determining finite longitudinal strains from oppositely-concave microfolds in and around porphyroblasts: A new quantitative method

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1521-1530

  Johnson, S E ^a   Williams, M L ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPPOSITELY-CONCAVE MICROFOLDS (OCM); PORPHYROBLASTIC METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; NUCLEATION; STRAIN;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FOLD; PORPHYROBLAST; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032216022     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(98)00050-9     Document Type: Article

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