Compression directions in southern California (from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles Basin) obtained from borehole breakouts

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B3, 1997, Pages 4969-4983

  Wilde, Melita ^a   Stock, Joann ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adduct ion formation; Alkali ions; Cationization; Large molecules; Time of flight mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE BREAKOUT; COMPRESSION; IN SITU STRESS; STRESS; STRESS MEASUREMENT; TECTONICS;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030982496     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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