Determination of stress directions from plagioclase fabrics in high grade deformed rocks (Alem Paraiba shear zone, Ribeira fold belt, southeastern Brazil)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1751-1771

  Egydio Silva, Marcos ^a   Mainprice, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATTICE PREFERRED ORIENTATION; MECHANICAL TWIN ORIENTATIONS; PLAGIOCLASE FABRICS;

COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ROCKS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESSES; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION; PLAGIOCLASE; STRESS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033374115     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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