Evidence for the importance of 'small' faults on block rotation

Tectonophysics

Volumn 299, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Peacock, D C P ^a   Anderson, M W ^b   Morris, A ^b   Randall, D E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faults; Fractal; Rotation; Strain

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; FAULT; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN;

EID: 0032553805     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00195-4     Document Type: Article

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