Andean sinistral transpression and kinematic partitioning in South Georgia

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 464-477

  Curtis, Michael L ^a   Flowerdew, Michael J ^a   Riley, Teal R ^a   Whitehouse, Martin J ^b   Daly, J Stephen ^c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Back arc basin; Fold appression; Geochronology; Polyphase deformation

Indexed keywords

AXIAL PLANES; BACK-ARC BASIN; COUNTER-CLOCKWISE; EARLY CRETACEOUS; FOLD APPRESSION; JURASSIC; MAGMATIC ARCS; MESOSCALE; MID-CRETACEOUS; PATAGONIA; SIMPLE SHEAR; SOUTH GEORGIA; STRAIN PARTITIONING; STRUCTURAL STUDIES; TRANSPRESSION; TRANSPRESSIONAL DEFORMATION;

CAVITY RESONATORS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; KINEMATICS; SLIP FORMING; STRETCHING; TECTONICS; TOOLS;

DEFORMATION;

ANDEAN OROGENY; BACKARC BASIN; DEFORMATION; FOLD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; KINEMATICS; MARGINAL BASIN; STRAIN PARTITIONING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRANSPRESSION;

ANTARCTICA; PATAGONIA; SOUTH GEORGIA;

EID: 77953119831     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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