Seismic reflection evidence for the evolution of a transcurrent fault system: The Norumbega fault zone, Maine

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-254

  Doll, William E ^a   Domoracki, William J ^b   Costain, John K ^b   Çoruh, Cahit ^b   Ludman, Allan ^c   Hopeck, John T ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC WAVES;

DEXTRAL OFFSETS; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; GEOLOGIC MAPPING; LATE PALEOZOIC; SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION PROFILES; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; TRANSCURRENT FAULTS;

SEISMOLOGY;

DIP-SLIP FAULT; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT ZONE; MOHO; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; FAULT REACTIVATION; TRANSCURRENT FAULT;

MAINE; NORUMBEGA FAULT ZONE; UNITED STATES; USA;

EID: 0029729209     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0251:SREFTE>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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