Volume strain, strain type and flow path in a narrow shear zone

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 786-801

  Ring, U ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Flow path; Malawi; Microstructures; Shear zones; Strain type; Structural geology; Volume strain

Indexed keywords

EID: 54749158168     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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