Relationship between joint spacing and bed thickness in sedimentary rocks: Effects of interbed slip

Geological Magazine

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 637-655

  Ji, Shaocheng ^a   Zhu, Zheming ^a   Wang, Zichao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0000699871     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756898001459     Document Type: Article

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