Geometric analysis and scaling relations of deformation bands in porous sandstone

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1479-1493

  Fossen, Haakon ^a   Hesthammer, Jonny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DATA STRUCTURES; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DEFORMATION; GEOMETRY; POROUS MATERIALS;

DEFORMATION BAND; FAULT GEOMETRY; POROUS SANDSTONE; SCALING LAW;

SANDSTONE;

DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION BAND; FAULT; FAULT GEOMETRY; JURASSIC; POROUS MEDIUM; SANDSTONE; SCALING LAW; SCALING RELATIONS;

USA, UTAH;

EID: 0031411330     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00075-8     Document Type: Article

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