Progressive deformation partitioning and deformation history: Evidence from millipede structures

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-35

  Bell, T H ^a   Bruce, M D ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coaxial deformation; Crenulation cleavage development; Porphyroblast growth; Porphyroblast nucleation; Progressive bulk inhomogeneous shortening; Shear sense

Indexed keywords

COAXIAL DEFORMATION; CRENULATION CLEAVAGE DEVELOPMENT; PORPHYROBLAST GROWTH; PORPHYROBLAST NUCLEATION; PROGRESSIVE BULK INHOMOGENEOUS SHORTENING;

CRYSTALS; DEFORMATION; NUCLEATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ROCK MECHANICS;

CRENULATION CLEAVAGE; DEFORMATION; GROWTH; NUCLEATION; PORPHYROBLAST; ROCK; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; ROTATION;

DIPLOPODA;

EID: 33751335409     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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