Self-organization of crustal faulting and tectonics

International Geology Review

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-96

  Sleep, Norman H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FAULTING; SELF ORGANIZATION; TECTONICS;

EID: 0036381912     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.44.1.83     Document Type: Article

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