Stress perturbation associated with the Amazonas and other ancient continental rifts

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 5459-5475

  Zoback, Mary Lou ^a   Richardson, Randall M ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; INTRAPLATE SETTING; RIFT PILLOW; SEISMICITY; STRESS;

BRAZIL, AMAZONAS RIFT;

EID: 0029776601     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb03256     Document Type: Article

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