The strain of rock in mountain-building processes

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1956
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Abstract
"The physical properties of rocks, as revealed by laboratory experiments determining their strain in a known stress field, can explain the different types of folding. The interval between the stress level and the elasticity limit appears to be the most important factor. This interval will increase either because of a fall in the resistance of the rocks or because of a rise in the stress. The two principal types of folding are concentric folding, a typical elastico-viscous kind of strain in which this interval is small, and cleavage folding, in which it is greater. An analogy to these two types of folding can be found in the paratectonic and orthotectonic types of orogenesis."
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Authors L.U. de Sitter
Journal american journal of science
Year 1956
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10.2475/ajs.254.10.585
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https://doi.org/10.2475/ajs.254.10.585
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