How long do structures take to form in transpression zones? A cautionary tale from California

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1063-1066

  Tavarnelli, Enrico ^a   Holdsworth, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; STRAIN; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

CAUTIONARY TALES; DEFORMATION STRUCTURE; LATE CRETACEOUS; REGIONAL DEFORMATIONS; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SHORT DURATIONS; STRAIN PATTERNS; STRUCTURAL ANISOTROPY;

DEFORMATION;

DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; TRANSPRESSION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033495818     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<1063:HLDSTT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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