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Strain Ellipse

Strain Ellipse is a geometric construct in structural geology that represents the deformation of a rock body by characterizing the differential changes in length and orientation of material lines in a two-dimensional plane, distinguishing it from other strain indicators by its elliptical form depicting the magnitude and direction of principal strain axes.

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Constraints on geological strain rates: Arguments from finite strain states of naturally deformed rocks

O. Adrian Pfiffner, John G. Ramsay · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1982 · 417 citations · Full text

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Fitting an ellipse to an arbitrary shape: implications for strain analysis

Kieran F. Mulchrone, Kingshuk Roy Choudhury · Journal of Structural Geology · 2003 · 163 citations

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Folds and the strain ellipsoid: a general model

J. E. Treagus, Susan H. Treagus · Journal of Structural Geology · 1981 · 126 citations

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Estimation of the tectonic strain ratio from the mean shape of deformed elliptical objects

Richard J. Lisle · ORCA Online Research @Cardiff · 1977 · 123 citations

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Modification of the diamond cell for measuring strain and the strength of materials at pressures up to 300 kilobar

Gary L. Kinsland, William A. Bassett · Review of Scientific Instruments · 1976 · 121 citations

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Authors

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  1. PF
    Pierre‐Yves F. Robin

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 184 citations

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  2. GJ
    Graham J. Borradaile

    Lakehead University, Canada

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  3. WM
    W. M. Schwerdtner

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 24 citations

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  4. SH
    Susan H. Treagus

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 139 citations

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  5. RJ
    Richard J. Lisle

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 136 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    227 citations

  2. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    176 citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    227 citations

  4. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    265 citations

  5. National University of Ireland

    Dublin, Ireland

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    390 citations

  6. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    150 citations

  7. University of Rochester

    Rochester, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    242 citations

  8. GNS Science

    Lower Hutt, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    52 citations

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  1. Journal of Structural Geology

    12 publications · 765 citations

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  2. Tectonophysics

    3 publications · 112 citations

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  3. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

    2 publications · 24 citations

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  4. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

    NZJG · 1 publications · 52 citations

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  5. Mineralogical Magazine

    1 publications · 14 citations

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