Emplacement of multiple magma sheets and wall rock deformation: Trachyte Mesa intrusion, Henry Mountains, Utah

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 491-512

  Morgan, Sven ^a   Stanik, Amy ^a   Horsman, Eric ^b   Tikoff, Basil ^b   de Saint Blanquat, Michel ^c   Habert, Guillaume ^c  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Laccolith; Magma sheets; Plug flow; Strain analysis

Indexed keywords

LACCOLITH; MAGMA SHEETS; PLUG FLOW; STRAIN ANALYSIS;

GEOMAGNETISM; ROCK MECHANICS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; LACCOLITH; MAGMA; POROSITY; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN ANALYSIS; TRACHYTE; WALL ROCK;

HENRY MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 41149138743     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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