The Rigid Grain Net (RGN): An alternative method for estimating mean kinematic vorticity number (Wm)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 411-421

  Jessup, Micah J ^a   Law, Richard D ^a   Frassi, Chiara ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gondasampa; Mylonite; PHD; Porphyroclast; Rongbuk Valley; Shear zone; South Tibetan detachment; Vorticity

Indexed keywords

MYLONITE; PORPHYROCLASTS; SHEAR ZONE;

CRYSTALS; KINEMATICS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; TECTONICS; VORTICITY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DATA SET; DEFORMATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GRAPHICAL METHOD; MYLONITE; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; THEORETICAL STUDY; VORTICITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; RONGBUK VALLEY; XIZANG;

EID: 33947150077     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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