Simulating polyphase faulting with a tensorial 3D model of fault growth

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 147, Issue , 1998, Pages 209-216

  Maillot, B ^a,c   Cowie, P ^a   Lague, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULTING;

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0032293069     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.147.01.13     Document Type: Article

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