Effect of ductile and frictional décollements on style of extension

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1401-1423

  Bahroudi, Abbas ^a   Koyi, Hemin A ^a   Talbot, Christopher J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analogue modelling; Ductile detachment; Extension; Frictional detachment

Indexed keywords

FRICTIONAL DETACHMENT;

BRITTLENESS; DUCTILITY; FRICTION; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DECOLLEMENT; DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FRICTION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

EID: 0038006147     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(02)00201-8     Document Type: Article

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