Modeling of grabens extending above evaporites in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 247-275

  Schultz Ela, D D ^a   Walsh, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Canyonlands National Park; Extension; Finite element analysis; Grabens; Salt tectonics

Indexed keywords

GRABENS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; ROCKS; TENSILE STRESS; VISCOSITY;

GEOLOGY;

EVAPORITE; EXTENSION; FAULT GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRABEN; SALT TECTONICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036134277     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(01)00066-9     Document Type: Article

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