Porphyroblast rotation and strain localization: Debate settled!

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 663-666

  Johnson, Scott E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL RATIO; DUCTILE DEFORMATIONS; LOW STRAINS; MATRIX INTERFACES; MYLONITIC SHEAR ZONE; PORPHYROBLASTS; STRAIN LOCALIZATIONS;

ROTATION;

DEFORMATION;

DUCTILE DEFORMATION; PORPHYROBLAST; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN; VORTICITY;

DIPLOPODA;

EID: 69649094515     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25729A.1     Document Type: Article

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