Relationship between polarity of extensional fault arrays and presence of detachments

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 693-711

  Stewart, S A ^a   Argent, J D ^a  

^a Amerada Hess Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT POLARITY;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; GRANITE; LITHOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DETACHMENT FAULT; FAULT GEOMETRY; TECTONICS;

EID: 0034067498     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(00)00004-3     Document Type: Article

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