Differences between magnetic and mineral fabrics in low-grade, cleaved siliciclastic pelites: A case study from the Anglo-Brabant Deformation Belt (Belgium)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 466, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 32-46

  Debacker, Timothy N ^a   Hirt, Ann M ^b   Sintubin, Manuel ^c   Robion, Philippe ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

Author keywords

AMS; Cleavage; Composite fabrics; Low temperature AMS; X ray pole figure goniometry

Indexed keywords

AMS; CLEAVAGE; COMPOSITE FABRICS; LOW-TEMPERATURE AMS; X-RAY POLE FIGURE GONIOMETRY;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; ASSET MANAGEMENT; CIVIL AVIATION; DEFORMATION; FABRICS; GONIOMETERS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MICA; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; PARAMAGNETIC MATERIALS; POLES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES; X RAYS;

PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CLEAVAGE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; PELITE;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; BRABANT MASSIF; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 59749083945     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.09.039     Document Type: Article

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