Translation and the resolution of the pluton space problem

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 1109-1117

  Tikoff, Basil ^a   De Saint Blanquat, Michel ^b   Teyssier, Christian ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; FINITE STRAIN ANALYSIS; IGNEOUS FOLIATION; METAMORPHIC WALLROCKS; PLUTONS;

GRANITE; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PETROLOGY; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; WALL ROCK;

IGNEOUS ROCKS;

DISPLACEMENT; EMPLACEMENT; PLUTON; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRAIN ANALYSIS; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032716585     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00058-9     Document Type: Article

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