The shapes, major axis orientations and displacement patterns of fault surfaces

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 235-248

  Nicol, A ^a   Watterson, J ^a   Walsh, J J ^a   Childs, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ASPECT RATIO; NATURAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; STRATIGRAPHY;

DISPLACEMENT CONTOUR DIAGRAMS; FAULT DIMENSIONS; FAULT DISPLACEMENT PATTERNS; FAULT SHAPES; FAULT SURFACES;

TECTONICS;

ASPECT RATIO; CONTOUR DIAGRAM; DISPLACEMENT PATTERN; FAULT; SEISMIC DATA;

EID: 0029668318     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(96)80047-2     Document Type: Article

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