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CASSANT-DUCTILE [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Petrography
  • Tectonics
CONT

The nature of the host shear zones ranges from ductile to most commonly brittle-ductile ....

CONT

The veins typically form tabular to lenticular bodies within the central parts of brittle-ductile shear zones....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Pétrographie
  • Tectonique
OBS

Fig. 5.7.- La distinction lithosphère élastique, lithosphère non élastique (...) Cassant (...) : failles, séismes. Ductile (...) : fluage.

Spanish

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