Microstructural-deformation record of an orogen-parallel extension in the Vepor Unit, West Carpathians

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1722-1743

  Jeřábek, Petr ^a,b   Stünitz, Holger ^c   Heilbronner, Renée ^c   Lexa, Ondrej ^a,d   Schulmann, Karel ^d  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^c Geologisch Palaontologisches Institut Universitat Basel   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Crustal stresses and strain rates; Microstructure of quartzo feldspathic rocks; Orogen parallel extension; Quartz deformation microstructures and textures; West Carpathians

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRESS; OROGEN-PARALLEL EXTENSION; QUARTZO-FELDSPATHIC ROCKS;

DEFORMATION; FELDSPAR; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICROSTRUCTURE; QUARTZ; STRAIN RATE; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; EXHUMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOLDING; MICROSTRUCTURE; OROGENY; QUARTZ; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRAIN RATE;

CARPATHIANS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN CARPATHIANS;

EID: 35748979982     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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