Thickness and spatial distributions of clastic dykes, northwest Sacramento Valley, California

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1663-1672

  Jolly, R J H ^a   Cosgrove, J W ^a   Dewhurst, D N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC DIKES;

LEVEES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAND;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CLASTIC DIKE; DIKE; FLUID FLOW; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032409142     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(98)00053-4     Document Type: Article

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