INFERENCES OF DEVIATORIC STRESS IN ACTIVELY DEFORMING BELTS FROM SIMPLE PHYSICAL MODELS

The width-to-length ratios of active belts are consistent with deformation determined by the creep of the lower lithosphere rather than by friction on faults. The patterns of rotation of crustal blocks of western North America suggest that these blocks passively follow the deformation of a continuou...

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Main Authors: England, P, Molnar, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1991