Interaction and linkage of extension fractures and normal faults: Examples from the rift zone of Iceland

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1233-1246

  Acocella, Valerio ^a   Gudmundsson, Agust ^b   Funiciello, Renato ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC FAULTS; GEOLOGIC FRACTURES;

FRACTURE; KINEMATICS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FRACTURE; NORMAL FAULT; RIFT ZONE;

ICELAND;

EID: 0034284275     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(00)00031-6     Document Type: Article

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