Lateral displacement variation and lateral tip geometry of normal faults in the Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-19

  Cartwright, J A ^a   Mansfield, C S ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEDERLANDSE AARDOLIE MAATSCHAPPIJ B V   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CORRELATION METHODS; PARKS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

LATERAL DISPLACEMENT;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT INTERACTION; FAULT TIP GEOMETRY;

USA, UTAH, CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0031746913     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00079-5     Document Type: Article

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