Tectonic stress controls saucer-shaped sill geometry and emplacement mechanism
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DOI: 10.1130/g47604.1
Abstract: Saucer-shaped sills are common in sedimentary basins worldwide. The saucer shape relates to asymmetric sill-tip stress distributions during intrusion caused by bending of the overburden. Most saucer-shaped sill models are constructed using a magma-analogue excess… read more here.
Keywords: tectonic stress; saucer shaped; shaped sill; stress ... See more keywords