A new approach to modeling perpendicular fabrics in porphyritic plutonic rocks using the finite element method

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 715-730

  Žák, Jiří ^a,b   Kabele, Petr ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Czech Republic)

^c CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS); Finite element method (FEM); Granite; Magmatic fabric; Perpendicular fabrics; Pluton

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRANITE; MAGNETIC FABRIC; PLUTON; PORPHYRY; SHEAR STRAIN;

EID: 84858450349     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-011-0649-z     Document Type: Article

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