Intraplate strike-slip deformation belts

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 210, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-14

  Storti, F ^a   Holdsworth, R E ^b   Salvini, F ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; DEFORMATION; DIVERGENCE; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; LITHOSPHERE; PLATE TECTONICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

EID: 0141502529     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.210.01.01     Document Type: Article

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