A fundamental problem with the kinematic interpretation of geological structures

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 933-937

  Jiang, Dazhi ^a   Williams, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW APOPHYSES; ROCK RHEOLOGY;

FLOW PATTERNS; KINEMATICS; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FLOW PATTERN; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; KINEMATICS; RHEOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 0032718924     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00068-1     Document Type: Article

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