Synmetamorphic vein spacing distributions: Characterisation and origin of a distribution of veins from NW Sardinia, Italy

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-348

  Simpson, G D H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SYNMETAMORPHIC VEINS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PETROGRAPHY; PRESSURE DROP; STRESS ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

GREENSCHIST FACIES; METAMORPHISM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TECTONICS; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

ITALY;

EID: 0034124019     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00161-3     Document Type: Article

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