Significance of composite lineations in the mid- to deep crust: A case study from the North Cascades, Washington

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 302-322

  Miller, Robert B ^a   Paterson, Scott R ^b   Lebit, Hermann ^c   Alsleben, Helge ^a,d   Lüneburg, Catalina ^c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^d TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Lineations; Magmatic arcs; North Cascades; Superimposed folding

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LINEATIONS; MAGMATIC ARCS; MINERAL LINEATIONS; MULTI-SCALE FOLDING; SHEAR ZONE DISPLACEMENT; SUPERIMPOSED FOLDING;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; KINEMATICS; LITHOLOGY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; ROCK MECHANICS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

MINERALOGY;

CRETACEOUS; FORMATION MECHANISM; LINEATION; PALEOGENE; PLUTONISM;

CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31544476841     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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