Effects of lithology on geometry and scaling of small faults in Triassic sandstones, East Greenland

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1351-1368

  Steen, Øyvind ^a   Andresen, Arild ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE CEMENT; CATACLASTIC BANDS; FAULT ZONES; POROUS SANDSTONE; TRASSIC SANDSTONES;

CARBONATES; DEFORMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SANDSTONE; STRAIN HARDENING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

LITHOLOGY;

FAULT GEOMETRY; LITHOLOGY; SANDSTONE; SCALE EFFECT; TRIASSIC;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0033208209     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00100-5     Document Type: Article

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