Magnetic anisotropy reveals Neogene tectonic overprint in highly strained carbonate mylonites from the Morcles nappe, Switzerland

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1010-1022

  Almqvist, Bjarne S G ^a   Hirt, Ann M ^a   Herwegh, Marco ^b   Leiss, Bernd ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility; Diamagnetic anisotropy; Magnetic sub fabric; Morcles nappe; Paramagnetic anisotropy; Tectonic overprint

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; DIAMAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC SUB-FABRIC; MORCLES NAPPE; PARAMAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

CARBONATE MINERALS; FERRIMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MINERALS; PARAMAGNETIC MATERIALS; PARAMAGNETISM; TECTONICS;

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MYLONITE; NAPPE; NEOGENE; OVERPRINTING; SHEAR ZONE;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 79955035673     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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