| Description |
xii, 352 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Series |
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 ... [et al.] -- The strength of the San Andreas fault: a discussion / Christopher H. Scholz, Thomas C. Hanks -- Deformation behavior of partially molten mantle rocks / Yaqin Xu ... [et al.] -- Relations among porosity, permeability, and deformation in rocks at high temperatures / Brian Evans ... [et al.] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Rock deformation.
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Continental margins.
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| SUBJECT |
Earth (Planet) -- Crust.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040430
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Earth (Planet) -- Mantle.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040438
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| Author |
Karner, Garry D., 1953-
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| LC no. |
2003017649 |
| ISBN |
0231127391 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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9780231127394 (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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0231127383 (acid-free paper) |
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9780231127387 (acid-free paper) |
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