The influence of viscosity contrast on the strain pattern and magnitude within and around dense blocks sinking through Newtonian rock salt

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 102-116

  Burchardt, Steffi ^a   Koyi, Hemin ^a   Schmeling, Harro ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anhydrite; Deformation; Gorleben; Newtonian rheology; Salt; Viscosity contrast

Indexed keywords

ANHYDRITE; DENSE MATERIALS; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FOUR-ORDER; GORLEBEN; INCREASING VISCOSITY; MATERIAL PROPERTY; NEWTONIANS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RECTANGULAR BLOCK; ROCK SALT; SHEAR ZONE; SINKING VELOCITY; STRAIN MAGNITUDE; STRAIN PATTERNS; TWO PARAMETER; VISCOSITY CONTRAST;

ASPECT RATIO; DEFORMATION; SALTS; VISCOSITY;

SALT TECTONICS;

ANHYDRITE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; ENTRAINMENT; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FOLDING; PARAMETERIZATION; RHEOLOGY; ROCK SALT; SALT TECTONICS; SHEAR STRAIN; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN RATE; VISCOSITY;

GERMANY; GORLEBEN; LOWER SAXONY;

EID: 84855725617     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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