Deformation-induced inverted metamorphic field gradients: An example from the southeastern Canadian Cordillera

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 751-767

  Gibson, H Daniel ^a   Brown, Richard L ^a   Parrish, Randall R ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHONOUS ROCKS; CRUSTAL ROCKS; DEFORMATION INDUCED INVERTED METAMORPHIC FIELD GRADIENTS; METAMORPHISM; SHEAR STRAIN; THRUSTING;

DEFORMATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRAIN; TEMPERATURE;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

DEFORMATION; INVERSE PROBLEM; METAMORPHISM; SHEAR STRAIN;

EID: 0033165642     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00051-6     Document Type: Article

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