Are viscosity ratios of rocks measurable from cleavage refraction?

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 895-901

  Treagus, Susan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAVAGE REFRACTION; VISCOSITY RATIOS;

BUCKLING; RHEOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

ROCK MECHANICS;

CLEAVAGE; FOLDING; REFRACTION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0032743109     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00018-8     Document Type: Article

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