Strain and kinematic vorticity analysis of the Louzidian low-angle ductile shear detachment zone in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1611-1624

  Li, Jian Bo ^a,b   Wang, Tao ^a   Ouyang, Zhi Xia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

kinematic vorticity; Louzidian; low angle ductile shear detachment zone; mylonite; principal stress; strain intensity

Indexed keywords

DUCTILE SHEAR; KINEMATIC VORTICITY; LOUZIDIAN; MYLONITES; PRINCIPAL STRESS; STRAIN INTENSITY;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPES; KINEMATICS; SHEARING; SILICATE MINERALS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; VORTICITY;

SHEARING MACHINES;

CRENULATION CLEAVAGE; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT ZONE; MYLONITE; NORMAL FAULT; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VORTICITY;

CHIFENG; CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 78449264292     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-010-4041-9     Document Type: Article

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