Is there a close spatial relationship between faults and plutons?

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 1131-1142

  Paterson, S R ^a   Schmidt, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTS; MAGMA; OROGENIC BELTS; PLUTONS;

IGNEOUS ROCKS; LANDFORMS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

TECTONICS;

EMPLACEMENT; FAULT; FAULTING; MAGMATISM; PLUTON; SPATIAL MISMATCH;

EID: 0032740160     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00024-3     Document Type: Article

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