Horizontal slip along Alleghanian joints of the Appalachian plateau: Evidence showing that mild penetrative strain does little to change the pristine appearance of early joints

Tectonophysics

Volumn 336, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 31-41

  Engelder, Terry ^a   Haith, Benjamin F ^a   Younes, Amgad ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alleghanian; Appalachian plateau; Joints; Slip

Indexed keywords

ALLEGHANIAN; BLACK SHALE; JOINT; OROGENY; SLIP; STRESS FIELD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034877430     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(01)00092-0     Document Type: Article

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