Transpression (or transtension) zones of triclinic symmetry: natural example and theoretical modelling

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 135, Issue , 1998, Pages 41-57

  Lin, Shoufa ^a,c   Jiang, Dazhi ^b   Williams, Paul F ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c Sciences Technologie Energie et Mines Manitoba   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSPRESSION;

EID: 0345425674     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.135.01.04     Document Type: Article

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