Analysis of folding by superposition of strain patterns

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1121-1139

  Bastida, F ^a   Bobillo Ares, N C ^a   Aller, J ^a   Toimil, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cleavage; Folding; Mathematical modelling; Strain

Indexed keywords

STRAIN PATTERNS;

DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CLEAVAGE; FOLDING; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRAIN;

EID: 0344951291     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(02)00129-3     Document Type: Article

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