The nature and tectonic significance of fault-zone weakening: An introduction

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 186, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-11

  Rutter, E H ^a   Holdsworth, R E ^a   Knipe, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FAULT; FAULT ZONE; FLUID FLOW; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; MINERALIZATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

EID: 0034814992     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2001.186.01.01     Document Type: Article

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