Porphyroblast rotation and the kinematic analysis of a small fold
- 1 May 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Geological Magazine
- Vol. 108 (3), 221-228
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800051566
Abstract
The sense and amount of rotation of small garnet porphyroblasts is found to vary from place to place on a fold. By correlating this variation with a proposed mechanism of formation of the fold, a tentative profile for the fold at the time of garnet growth is constructed.Keywords
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