Investigating the effect of mechanical discontinuities on joint spacing

Tectonophysics

Volumn 295, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 245-257

  Ruf, Jason C ^a   Rust, Kelly A ^a   Engelder, Terry ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian tectonics; Cross joints; Joint spacing; Joints; Spacing statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001545133     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00123-1     Document Type: Article

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