Dupin's indicatrix: A tool for quantifying periclinal folds on maps

Geological Magazine

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 721-726

  Lisle, Richard J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross sections; Folds; Geometry; Maps; Style

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; MAPS; REMOTE SENSING;

ANTICLASTIC CURVATURE; CROSS-SECTIONS; FOLDS; HYPERBOLIC PATTERN; PRINCIPAL CURVATURE; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; REMOTE SENSING IMAGES; STYLE;

ASPECT RATIO;

CROSS SECTION; FOLDING; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY;

EID: 1342266106     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756803008306     Document Type: Article

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