Strains paths of three small folds from the Appalachian Valley and Ridge, Maryland

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1841-1854

  Ormand, Carol J ^a   Hudleston, Peter J ^b  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Rheology; Strain paths; Structural fabrics

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RHEOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FOLD KINEMATICS;

GEOLOGY;

FOLDING; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

APPALACHIAN VALLEY; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042784050     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(03)00042-7     Document Type: Article

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