Fold geometry: A basis for their kinematical analysis

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 129-164

  Bastida, Fernando ^a   Aller, Jesús ^a   Bobillo Ares, Nilo C ^a   Toimil, Noel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cleavage; Folding; Geometry; Kinematics; Strain

Indexed keywords

CLEAVAGE; FOLDING; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 16244422352     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2004.11.006     Document Type: Article

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