Rheology of the Northern Apennines: Lateral variations of lithospheric strength

Tectonophysics

Volumn 484, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 27-35

  Pauselli, Cristina ^a   Ranalli, Giorgio ^b   Federico, Costanzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continental lithosphere; Northern Apennines; Rheology; Strength

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE MECHANISM; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONTINUOUS SPECTRUM; CONVENTIONAL MODELS; ENDMEMBERS; FRICTIONAL SLIDING; LATERAL VARIATIONS; LITHOSPHERIC; LITHOSPHERIC MANTLE; LOWER CRUST; NEW MODEL; NORTHERN APENNINES; POWER LAW CREEP; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR; RHEOLOGICAL MODELS; UPPER AND LOWER BOUNDS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; ELASTICITY; PLASTICITY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

RHEOLOGY;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CREEP; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOWER CRUST; POWER LAW; RHEOLOGY;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 77649233541     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.08.029     Document Type: Article

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