Bornhardts and associated fracture patterns

Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 139-153

  Twidale, Rowl C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bornhardt; Episodic exposure; Etch form; Sheet fracture; Weathering front

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; FRACTURE; HILL; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; STRESS; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; WEATHERING;

EID: 46249117603     PISSN: 00044822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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