Analysis of transpressional deformation from geometrical evolution of mesoscopic structures from Phulad shear zone, Rajasthan, India

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1961-1976

  Sengupta, Sudipta ^a   Ghosh, Subir Kumar ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ductile shear zones; Rolling structures; Stretching lineation; Transpression; Vorticity

Indexed keywords

DUCTILE SHEAR ZONES; TRANSPRESSIONAL DEFORMATION; VORTICITY VECTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; EXTRUSION; STRAIN RATE; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); TECTONICS; VECTORS;

SHEAR DEFORMATION;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRANSPRESSION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 13944253335     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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