Transpression and transtension zones

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 135, Issue , 1998, Pages 1-14

  Dewey, J F ^a   Holdsworth, R E ^b   Strachan, R A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; PLATE MOTION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRANSPRESSION;

EID: 0032322750     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.135.01.01     Document Type: Article

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