How successful are analogue models in addressing the influence of pre-existing fabrics on rift structure?

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 1267-1274

  Morley, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; RIFT STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL GEOMETRIES; UPPER CRUST;

ANISOTROPY; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLOGY; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

ANALOG MODEL; FAULTING; MODEL TEST; RIFT ZONE; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 0032738458     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00075-9     Document Type: Article

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