Scale dependence, strain compatibility and heterogeneity of three-dimensional deformation during mountain building: a discussion
(2005)
Journal Article
Jones, R., Holdsworth, R., McCaffrey, K., Clegg, P., & Tavarnelli, E. (2005). Scale dependence, strain compatibility and heterogeneity of three-dimensional deformation during mountain building: a discussion. Journal of Structural Geology, 27(7), 1190-1204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2005.04.001
Plate motion at convergent margins causes crustal shortening and orogenic thickening. Relative motion that is oblique to the plate margins is an inevitable consequence of plate kinematics on a sphere and results in non-coaxial three-dimensional defor... Read More about Scale dependence, strain compatibility and heterogeneity of three-dimensional deformation during mountain building: a discussion.