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A Graphical Method for Analysing Fossil Distortion caused by Tectonic Deformation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

H. W. Wellman
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Victoria University, Wellington, N. Z.

Abstract

A simple graphical method is presented for determining the tectonic strain ellipse of a bedding plane from the distorted shapes of randomly orientated brachiopod shells.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1962

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