'Strain Reversal': A Windows ™ program to determine extensional strain from rigid-brittle layers or inclusions

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1141-1145

  Lloyd, Geoffrey E ^a   Condliffe, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extensional strain; Inclusions; Rigid brittle layers; Stain reversal

Indexed keywords

STRAIN REVERSAL;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INCLUSIONS; STRAIN;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTENSION; INCLUSION; STRAIN;

EID: 0037411424     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(02)00056-1     Document Type: Article

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