Spatial and mechanical controls on normal fault populations

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 359-372

  Knott, Steven D ^a   Beach, Alastair ^a   Brockbank, Paul J ^a   Brown, J Lawson ^a   McCallum, Jean E ^a   Welbon, Alastair I ^a  

^a Alastair Beach Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LITHOLOGY; SANDSTONE; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN RATE; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

FAULT DAMAGE ZONES; FAULT ZONE THICKNESS; NORMAL FAULTS;

TECTONICS;

FAULT POPULATION; MECHANICAL CONTROL; NORMAL FAULT; SCALE INVARIANCE; SHEAR FRACTURE; SPATIAL CONTROL;

EGYPT, SINAI; NORTH SEA; UK;

EID: 0029668313     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(96)80056-3     Document Type: Article

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