Rotation of long tectonic clasts in transpressional shear zones

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1083-1096

  Ghosh, S K ^a   Sen, G ^a   Sengupta, S ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Rotation of clasts; Stretching lineation; Transpression

Indexed keywords

SHEAR ZONES;

DEFORMATION; INCLUSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CLAST; DEFORMATION; INCLUSION; LINEATION; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC ROTATION; TRANSPRESSION;

EID: 0344520484     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(02)00146-3     Document Type: Article

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