Origin and tectonic interpretation of multiple fault patterns

Tectonophysics

Volumn 270, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 197-206

  Nieto Samaniego, A F ^a   Alaniz Alvarez, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brittle deformation; Faults; Structural analysis; Symmetry; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; FAULT PATTERN SYMMETRY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TECTONICS;

EID: 0030885510     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00216-8     Document Type: Article

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