Lithospheric deformation under the effect of an extensional stress field

Journal of the Geological Society of China

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 517-534

  Yao, Bochu ^a   Hayes, Dennis E ^b  

^a Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

^b International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Brittle deformation; Ductile deformation; Extensional stress field; Lithospheric deformation

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL THINNING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; LITHOSPHERE; STRESS FIELD;

SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 0032323997     PISSN: 10187057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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