Miraculous 109.4° - The angle of conjugate deformation zones

Scientia Geologica Sinica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Zheng, Yadong ^a   Wang, Tao ^b   Wang, Xinshe ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Conjugate deformation belts; Maximum effective moment; Slip line theory; Zero extension theory

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DETACHMENT FAULT; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXTENSION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FORELAND BASIN; NORMAL FAULT; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICITY; REVERSE FAULT; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP RATE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34250677714     PISSN: 05635020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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