Formation of joints in cooling plutons

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 821-835

  Bergbauer, Stephan ^a   Martel, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORITE; EPIDOTE; PLUTONS; THERMO MECHANICAL STRESS ANALYSIS;

COOLING; FRACTURE; PETROLOGY; PRESSURE; RADIOMETRY; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESSES; THERMAL STRESS;

GRANITE;

COOLING; FORMATION MECHANISM; JOINT; PLUTON;

EID: 0033165639     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00082-6     Document Type: Article

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