Reliability of palaeostress analysis from fault striations in near multidirectional extension stress fields. Example from the Ebro Basin, Spain

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 827-840

  Arlegui Crespo, L E ^a   Simon Gomez, J L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT STRIATIONS; PALAEOSTRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS TENSORS;

PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT STRIATION; PALAEOSTRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELD;

SPAIN, EBRO BASIN;

EID: 0032123286     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(98)00012-1     Document Type: Article

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