Strain gradients in transpressional to transtensional attachment zones

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 227, Issue , 2004, Pages 101-115

  Teyssier, C ^a   Cruz, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLING; LITHOSPHERE; OROGENY; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSPRESSION; TRANSTENSION;

EID: 5544320379     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.227.01.06     Document Type: Article

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