Conjugate-shear folding: A model for the relationships between foliations, folds and shear zones

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1030-1045

  Aerden, Domingo G A M ^a   Sayab, Mohammad ^b   Bouybaouene, Mohamed L ^c  

^a INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^c MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Cleavage fanning; Conjugate shear zones; Crenulation cleavage; Folding mechanism; Porphyroblast rotation

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GARNETS; SHEARING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CLEAVAGE FANNING; CRENULATION CLEAVAGE; FOLDING MECHANISM; PORPHYROBLASTS; SHEAR ZONE;

SHEARING MACHINES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRENULATION CLEAVAGE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FOLD BELT; FOLDING; FOLIATION; GARNET; KINEMATICS; MAPPING; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORPHYROBLAST; SHEAR STRESS; SHEAR ZONE;

EID: 77957162500     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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