Quaternary grabens in southernmost Illinois: Deformation near an active intraplate seismic zone

Tectonophysics

Volumn 305, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 381-397

  Nelson, W John ^a   Denny, F Brett ^b   Follmer, Leon R ^b   Masters, John M ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Grabens; Illinois; Neogene; Neotectonics; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

GRABEN; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; NEOTECTONICS; QUATERNARY; SEISMIC ZONE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033541935     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00018-9     Document Type: Article

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