Restraining bends in high temperature shear zones: The "Central Cameroon Shear Zone", Central Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 9-20

  Njonfang, Emmanuel ^a   Ngako, Vincent ^b,e   Moreau, Christian ^c   Affaton, Pascal ^d   Diot, Hervé ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Inst Rech Geologiques et Minieres   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^d CEREGE   (France)

^e Nu Energy Corporation   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Convergent and divergent faults; Kinematic indicator; Mylonite; Offset; Shear zone

Indexed keywords

BENDING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT ZONE; FOLIATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; KINEMATICS; MYLONITE; SHEAR STRAIN; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

BAMOUN PLATEAU; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICA; OUEST PROVINCE;

EID: 70349866590     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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