Influence of mechanical stratigraphy and kinematics on fault scaling relations

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-183

  Gross, Michael R ^a   Gutiérrez Alonso, Gabriel ^b   Bai, Taixu ^a   Wacker, Michael A ^a   Collinsworth, Kevin B ^a   Behl, Richard J ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; LITHOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

FAULT DISPLACEMENT LENGTH SCALING RELATIONS; FAULT GEOMETRY; STRUCTURAL STYLE;

TECTONICS;

FAULT; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; MECHANICAL; MUDSTONE; SCALE EFFECT; SCALING RELATIONS; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0031079561     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(96)00085-5     Document Type: Article

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