Deformation path partitioning within the transpressional White Mountain shear zone, California and Nevada

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 583-599

  Sullivan, W A ^a   Law, R D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Deformation partitioning; Owens Valley; Strain path partitioning; Transpression; White Mountain shear zone; White Mountains

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION PARTITIONING; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN PATH PARTITIONING; WHITE MOUNTAINS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; LANDFORMS; STRAIN;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN PARTITIONING; TRANSPRESSION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OWENS VALLEY; UNITED STATES; WHITE MOUNTAINS [CALIFORNIA-NEVADA];

EID: 34147149628     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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