Abstract
When rocks are subjected to exterior forces they are deformed and suffer displacements, translations and rotations. Deformation, in a narrow sense, is the change in form undergone by the rock body.
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Hobbs, B.E., Means, W.D. et Williams, P., 1976. An outline of structural geology. Wiley Intern, éd., New York, 571 p.
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Nicolas, A. (1987). Strain and Stress. In: Principles of Rock Deformation. Petrology and Structural Geology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3743-7_2
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