Commerce geophysical lineament - Its source, geometry, and relation to the Reelfoot rift and New Madrid seismic zone

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 580-595

  Langenheim, V E ^a   Hildenbrand, T G ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; EARTHQUAKES; FAULTING; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FOCAL MECHANISM; GEOPHYSICAL LINEAMENTS; GRAVITY ANOMALIES; IGNEOUS ACTIVITY; NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONES; SEISMICITY DATA; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; STRUCTURAL LINEAMENTS; AEROMAGNETIC; MAFIC DIKES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; GEOPHYSICS;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; DIKE SWARM; GEOMETRY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GRAVITY SURVEY; MAGNETIC SURVEY; RIFT ZONE; SEISMIC ZONE; DYKE SWARM; GRAVITY ANOMALY; LINEAMENT; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; RIFT; SEISMICITY;

ILLINOIS; MISSOURI; NEW MADRID; UNITED STATES; NEW MADRID SEISMIC ZONE; REELFOOT RIFT; USA;

EID: 0030867187     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1997)109<0580:CGLISG>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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