Deformation partitioning, foliation successions and their significance for orogenesis: Hiding lengthy deformation histories in mylonites

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 335, Issue , 2010, Pages 275-292

  Bell, T H ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CRUSTAL THICKENING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FOLIATION; MYLONITE; OROGENY; OUTCROP; PLATE MOTION; PORPHYROBLAST; STRAIN RATE;

EID: 77956003080     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP335.13     Document Type: Article

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