Geometry, microstructures, and magnetic fabrics of kink bands in the Darrington Phyllite, northwestern Washington, USA: Processes within fixed-hinge kinking

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1627-1638

  Dunham, Rachel E ^a   Crider, Juliet G ^b   Burmester, Russell F ^a   Schermer, Elizabeth R ^a   Housen, Bernard A ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformation; Kink band; Magnetic anisotropy; Microfabric; Phyllite; Thin section

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; DOMINANT DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXTERNAL KINK; INTERLAYER SLIP; KINEMATIC EVOLUTION; KINK BANDS; MAGNETIC FABRICS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICROFABRIC; PHYLLITE; PRESSURE SOLUTION; PRIMARY MECHANISM; ROTATION ANGLES; SIMPLE ROTATION; STAIR-STEP; STUDY AREAS; THIN SECTION; WASHINGTON , USA;

CARBONATE MINERALS; DEFORMATION; GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETISM; MICA; QUARTZ; ROTATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DILATION; FOLIATION; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; KINK BAND; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FABRIC; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHYLLITE;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 80054859060     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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