Seismic interpretation of the deep structure of the Wabash Valley Fault System

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 624-640

  Bear, Glenn W ^a   Rupp, John A ^a   Rudman, Albert J ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT/COVER RELATIONSHIP; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRABEN; SEISMIC SURVEY;

USA, ILLINOIS BASIN;

EID: 0031444389     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.68.4.624     Document Type: Article

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