Travitonics: Using travertines in active fault studies

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 903-916

  Hancock, P L ^a   Chalmers, R M L ^a   Altunel, E ^b   Cakir Z ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Muhendisligi Bolumu Muhendislik M   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT STUDIES; TRAVERTINES; TRAVITONICS;

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LIMESTONE; MORPHOLOGY; RHEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ACTIVE FAULT; FISSURE; FRACTURE; NEOTECTONICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRAVERTINE;

EID: 0032718439     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00061-9     Document Type: Article

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