Sheath fold development with viscosity contrast: Analogue experiments in bulk simple shear

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1348-1353

  Marques, Fernando O ^a   Guerreiro, Susana M ^a   Fernandes, Ana R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Analogue modelling; Aspect ratio; Geometry; Sheath fold; Simple shear; Viscosity contrast

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODELLING; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXTERNAL-; INITIAL DEFLECTIONS; KINEMATIC; LAYERING; MIXED STRAINS; MODELLING; MULTI-LAYERS; SHEAR PLANES; SHEATH FOLD; SIMPLE SHEAR; SIMPLE SHORN; TUBULAR; VISCOSITY CONTRAST; VISCOSITY CONTRASTS;

AMPLIFICATION; ASPECT RATIO; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); EXPERIMENTS; HYDRODYNAMICS; RHEOLOGY;

VISCOSITY;

ANALOG MODEL; DEFLECTION; FOLD; KINEMATICS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR; STRAIN; VISCOSITY;

EID: 54049116228     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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