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Structural geology

a plot of strain ellipsoid axial ratios that separates prolate, plane and oblate strain, summarised by the k-value of a deformed rock.

In structural geology, Flinn diagram refers to a plot of strain ellipsoid axial ratios that separates prolate, plane and oblate strain, summarised by the k-value of a deformed rock. This meaning comes from Flinn (1962) in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.[1]

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References

  1. Flinn, D. (1962). On Folding During Three-dimensional Progressive Deformation. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, 118(1-4), 385-428. https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.118.1.0385

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