Reliability of magnetic fabric of weakly deformed mudrocks as a palaeostress indicator in compressive settings

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 512-522

  Soto, Ruth ^a   Larrasoaña, Juan C ^a   Arlegui, Luis E ^b   Beamud, Elisabet ^c   Oliva Urcia, Belén ^b   Simón, José L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS); Ebro basin; Mesostructures; Mudrocks; Palaeostress analyses

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY (AMS); EBRO BASIN; MESOSTRUCTURES; MUDROCKS; PALAEOSTRESS ANALYSES;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; FABRICS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETISM; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

MAGNETIC FABRIC; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MIOCENE; MUDSTONE; PALEOSTRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EBRO BASIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67349159355     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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