Microstructural evidence of low-strain, time-transgressive subglacial deformation

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 593-608

  Larsen, N K ^a   Piotrowski, J A ^a   Menzies, J ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Micromorphology; Microshears; Strain; Subglacial processes; Till genesis

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRAIN; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TILL;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34548443737     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1085     Document Type: Article

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