A deformation partitioning approach to resolving the sequence of fold events and the orientations in which they formed across multiply deformed large-scale regions

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1206-1217

  Bell, T H ^a   Sanislav, I V ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

FIAs; Foliation development; Porphyroblast growth; Structural development

Indexed keywords

AXIAL PLANES; DEFORMATION PARTITIONING; FIAS; FOLIATION DEVELOPMENT; MULTISCALES; OROGENIC BELTS; OROGENS; PORPHYROBLASTS; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION; REGIONAL FOLDS; SMALL AREA; STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DEFORMATION; FOLD; FOLIATION; OROGENIC BELT; OROGENY; PARTITIONING; PORPHYROBLAST; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 79956374445     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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