Changes in fault displacement populations correlated to linkage between faults

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 265-279

  Wojtal, Steven F ^a  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE; CARBONIFEROUS; COOPERATIVE SECTOR; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT LINKAGE; RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY; SCALING BEHAVIOUR; STRAIN;

ETHIOPIA; USA, APPALACHIANS;

COAL DEPOSITS; CORRELATION METHODS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRAIN RATE; STRATIGRAPHY;

FAULT DISPLACEMENT POPULATIONS; FAULT LINKAGE;

TECTONICS;

EID: 0029668321     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(96)80049-6     Document Type: Article

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