The three dimensional shape and localisation of deformation within multilayer sheath folds

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 110-128

  Alsop, G I ^a   Holdsworth, R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deformation; Detachment; Self similarity; Sheath fold

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FOLDING; ADJACENT LAYERS; DETACHMENT; LOCALISATION; RECRYSTALLISATION; SELF-SIMILARITIES; SHEAR PLANE; SHEATH FOLD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE; WEAK LAYER;

DEFORMATION; GEOMETRY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DETACHMENT FOLD; FOLDING; GEOMETRY; OBLIQUITY; PASSIVE MARGIN; RECRYSTALLIZATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84867455993     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.08.015     Document Type: Article

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