Three-dimensional kinematic history at an oblique ramp, Leamington zone, Sevier belt, Utah

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 474-493

  Kwon, Sanghoon ^a   Mitra, Gautam ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D strain ellipsoid; Kinematic history; Leamington zone; Maximum shortening direction; Maximum stretching direction; Oblique ramp

Indexed keywords

FINITE STRAIN; KINEMATIC HISTORY; LEAMINGTON ZONE; MAXIMUM SHORTENING DIRECTION; MAXIMUM STRETCHING DIRECTION; OBLIQUE RAMP; STRAIN ELLIPSOID;

BRITTLENESS; DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; KINEMATICS; PLASTICITY; STRAIN; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FOLD AND THRUST BELT; KINEMATICS; OBLIQUE FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; SEVIER COUNTY [UTAH]; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 33644831620     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.12.011     Document Type: Article

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