Geometry and scaling relations of a population of very small rift-related normal faults

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 683-686

  Schlische, Roy W ^a   Young, Scott S ^a   Ackermann, Rolf V ^a   Gupta, Anupma ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

DISPLACEMENT GEOMETRY; FAULT LENGTH; GLOBAL DATA; NORMAL FAULTS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RELAY STRUCTURE; SCALING RELATIONS; STUDY AREAS;

FAULT SLIPS;

DISPLACEMENT; GEOMETRY; MAGNITUDE; NORMAL FAULT; POWER LAW; RIFTING; FAULT GEOMETRY; RELAY STRUCTURE; RIFT; SCALING RELATIONS;

DAN BASIN [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES; DAN RIVER BASIN; SOLITE QUARRY; USA; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0030461125     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0683:GASROA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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