Oblique slip and the geometry of normal-fault linkage: Mechanics and a case study from the Basin and Range in Oregon

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1997-2009

  Crider, Juliet G ^a,b  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Normal fault linkage; Oblique slip; Relay ramp

Indexed keywords

FAULTS;

CATCHMENTS; DEFORMATION; LANDFORMS; STRESSES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

CORRELATION; FAULT SLIP; NORMAL FAULT; OBLIQUE FAULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035545968     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(01)00047-5     Document Type: Article

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