The progressive development of a macroscopic upright fold pair during five near-orthogonal foliation-producing events: Complex microstructures versus a simple macrostructure

Tectonophysics

Volumn 306, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-147

  Adshead Bell, N S ^a   Bell, T H ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fold mechanisms; Foliation development; Porphyroblast inclusion trails; Refolding

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FOLDING; FOLIATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033563397     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00055-4     Document Type: Article

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