Geometry of continental normal faults: Seismological constraints

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 3045-3052

  Braunmiller, Jochen ^a   Nábělek, John ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT CURVATURE; FAULT GEOMETRY; NORMAL FAULT;

AEGEAN SEA;

EID: 0029749988     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb02882     Document Type: Article

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