Mechanics of extension and inversion in the hanging walls of listric normal faults

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B11, 2001, Pages 26655-26670

  Erickson, S Gregg ^a,b   Strayer, Luther M ^a,c   Suppe, John ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sullivan County Community College   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; HANGING WALL; NORMAL FAULT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR STRAIN;

EID: 0035199640     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000245     Document Type: Article

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