Segmented, curved faults: The example of the Balduini Thrust zone, Northern Apennines, Italy

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1655-1668

  Vannucchi, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONES; FLUID MIGRATION PATTERNS; GEOMETRIC ANALYSIS; HYDROFRACTURING; SCAGLIA CINEREA FORMATION;

CALCIUM; CARBONATES; DEFORMATION; FLUIDS; FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

TECTONICS;

FAULT GEOMETRY; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; THRUST;

ITALY;

EID: 0033381951     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00123-6     Document Type: Article

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