Self-consistent rolling-hinge model for the evolution of large-offset low-angle normal faults

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1127-1130

  Lavier, Luc L ^a,b   Buck, W Roger ^b   Poliakov, Alexei N B ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

ANGLE ORIENTATION; BRITTLE LAYERS; FAULT STRENGTH; LAYER THICKNESS; METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX; PHYSICAL PROCESS; REASONABLE VALUE; STRENGTH REDUCTION;

FAULT SLIPS;

FAULT GEOMETRY; NORMAL FAULT;

EID: 0033494641     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<1127:SCRHMF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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