Rheological heterogeneity, mechanical anisotropy and deformation of the continental lithosphere

Tectonophysics

Volumn 296, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 61-86

  Vauchez, Alain ^a   Tommasi, Andrea ^a   Barruol, Guilhem ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Continents; Deformation; Heterogeneity; Lithosphere; Rheology

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; DEFORMATION; GEODYNAMICS; LITHOSPHERE; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 0032582902     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00137-1     Document Type: Article

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