Sheath folds as discriminators of bulk strain type

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1588-1606

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ductile deformation; Eye folds; Shear zones; Sheath folds; Strain

Indexed keywords

DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EYE-FOLDS; SHEAR ZONES; SHEATH FOLDS;

DUCTILE FRACTURE; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN; TECTONICS;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

BULK MODULUS; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FOLDING; METAMORPHIC ROCK; SHEAR ZONE;

EID: 84872637677     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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