Influence of rift obliquity on fault-population systematics: Results of experimental clay models

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1491-1509

  Clifton, Amy E ^a,b   Schlische, Roy W ^b   Withjack, Martha O ^b   Ackermann, Rolf V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT-POPULATION SYSTEMATICS; POWER LAW RELATIONSHIP; RIFT OBLIQUITY;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BRITTLENESS; CLAY; DEFORMATION; SOIL MECHANICS; TECTONICS; TENSILE STRESS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CLAY; FAULTING; MODEL TEST; OBLIQUE FAULT; RIFTING;

EID: 0034307052     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(00)00043-2     Document Type: Article

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