Kinematic and dynamic analysis of a low-angle strike-slip fault: The Lake Creek fault of south-central Idaho

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 585-593

  Huerta, Audrey D ^a   Rodgers, David W ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; LEVEES; MAPPING; STRESSES;

AXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRUSTAL ANISOTROPY; DEXTRAL NORMAL FAULT; DEXTRAL STRIKE SLIP; DIP SLIP DISPLACEMENT; FAULT ARRAY ANALYSIS; FOLDS; LOW ANGLE STRIKE SLIP FAULT; MAP SCALE FOLD THROUGH; SLIP VECTOR;

TECTONICS;

FAULT GENERATION; STRIKE SLIP FAULT;

USA, IDAHO;

EID: 0029669295     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(96)80026-5     Document Type: Article

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