| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 352 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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MARGINS theoretical and experimental earth science series |
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MARGINS theoretical and experimental earth science series.
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| Contents |
Consequences of asthenospheric variability on continental rifting / W. Roger Buck -- Velocity fields, faulting, and strength on the continents / James Jackson -- Mechanics of low-angle normal faults / Gary J. Axen -- Depth-dependent lithospheric stretching at rifted continental margins / Mark Davis, Nick Kusznir -- Limits of the seismogenic zone / Larry J. Ruff -- Control on subduction thrust earthquakes: downdip changes in composition and state / R.D. Hyndman -- Thermo-mechanical models of convergent orogenesis: thermal and rheologic dependence of crustal deformation / Sean D. Willett, Daniel C. Pope -- Structure of large-displacement, strike-slip fault zones in the brittle continental crust / F.M. Chester [and others] -- The strength of the San Andreas fault: a discussion / Christopher H. Scholz, Thomas C. Hanks -- Deformation behavior of partially molten mantle rocks / Yaqin Xu [and others] -- Relations among porosity, permeability, and deformation in rocks at high temperatures / Brian Evans [and others] |
| Summary |
Traditionally, investigations of the rheology and deformation of the lithosphere (the rigid or mechanically strong outer layer of the Earth, which contains the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle) have taken place at one scale in the laboratory |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rock deformation.
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Continental margins.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Continental margins.
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Rock deformation.
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Planets -- Mantles
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Planets -- Crust
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Continental margins
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Rock deformation
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Earth (Planet) -- Crust.
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Earth (Planet) -- Mantle.
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Earth -- Crust.
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Earth -- Mantle.
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Earth (Planet)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Karner, Garry D., 1953- editor.
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| LC no. |
2003017649 |
| ISBN |
0231501897 |
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9780231501897 |
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0231127391 |
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9780231127394 |
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0231127383 |
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9780231127387 |
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