Strain pattern and late Precambrian deformation history in southern Madagascar

Precambrian Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-20

  Martelat, Jean Emmanuel ^a,b   Lardeaux, Jean Marc ^a   Nicollet, Christian ^b   Rakotondrazafy, Raymond ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Granulite; Pan African; Shear zones; Strain partitioning; Transpression

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; TRANSPRESSION;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0034086279     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00083-2     Document Type: Article

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