The shapes of dikes: Evidence for the influence of cooling and inelastic deformation

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 124, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 1102-1112

  Daniels, Katherine A ^a   Kavanagh, Janine L ^b   Menand, Thierry ^c,d,e   Sparks, R Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST-FIT MODELS; ELASTIC THEORY; FIELD MEASUREMENT; INELASTIC DEFORMATION; LENGTH-TO-THICKNESS RATIO; MAGMA EMPLACEMENT; MAGMA PRESSURE; MAGMA TRANSPORT; MODEL FIT; OVER-PRESSURES; OVERPRESSURE; ROCK STRENGTH; SCOTLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; STRAIN RESPONSE; STRESS GRADIENT;

GEOLOGY;

LEVEES;

BASALT; CRUST; DIKE; DISPLACEMENT; EMPLACEMENT; MAGMA; OUTCROP; OVERPRESSURE; STRAIN; STRESS FIELD;

HEBRIDES; HIGHLAND; INNER HEBRIDES; RUM; SCOTLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865190349     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 19432674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B30537.1     Document Type: Article

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