Near-orthogonal foliation development in orogens: Meaningless complexity, or reflection of fundamental dynamic processes?

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 1183-1187

  Johnson, S E ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRENULATION CLEAVAGE DEVELOPMENT; FOLIATION; OROGENIC BELT;

ANISOTROPY; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RHEOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FOLIATION; OROGENY;

EID: 0032693066     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00048-6     Document Type: Article

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