Transtensional folding

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-102

  Fossen, Haakon ^a   Teyssier, Christian ^b   Whitney, Donna L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Constrictional strain; Folding; Oblique divergence; Shear zones; Transtension

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAK-UP; CONTINENTAL RIFTING; EARTHQUAKE FOCAL MECHANISMS; FOLDING; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; OBLIQUE DIVERGENCE; SHEAR ZONE; TRANSTENSION;

GEOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKES;

CRUSTAL SHORTENING; FOLDING; OBLIQUE FAULT; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN; TRANSTENSION;

EID: 84885234277     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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