Structural analysis of high-pressure shear zones (Bacariza Formation, Cabo Ortegal, NW Spain)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1046-1060

  Puelles, P ^a   Mulchrone, K F ^b   Abalos B ^a   Ibarguchi, J I Gil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cabo Ortegal; Deformation; High pressure granulites; Rheology; Shear zones

Indexed keywords

HIGH-PRESSURE GRANULITES; HIGH-PRESSURE SHEAR ZONES; SHEAR MODELS; THERMOBARIC CONDITIONS;

GEOMETRY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GRANULITE; HIGH PRESSURE; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR ZONE;

CABO ORTEGAL; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 22144486552     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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