Initiation of convergent extension fracture vein arrays by displacement of discontinuous fault segments

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1369-1373

  Smith, John V ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; FRACTURE; LIMESTONE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BISECTOR PARALLEL CONFIGURATION; CONVERGENT EXTENSION FRACTURE VEIN ARRAYS; DISCONTINUOUS FAULT SEGMENTS; ECHELON FRACTURE;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

EXTENSION; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FRACTURE VEIN;

EID: 0031277908     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00054-0     Document Type: Article

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