Problem of folding in ductile shear zones: A theoretical and experimental investigation

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 475-489

  Mandal, Nibir ^a   Samanta, Susanta Kumar ^a   Chakraborty, Chandan ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Buckling; Complex functions; Foliation; Mylonites; Shear; Weak sericite zone

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; DUCTILITY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS;

DUCTILE SHEAR ZONES;

GEOLOGY;

BUCKLING; FOLDING; FOLIATION; MYLONITE; SHEAR ZONE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 0842322767     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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