Joint spacing and distribution in deformation band shear zones

Geological Magazine

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Tindall, S E ^a   Davis, G H ^b  

^a KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Joints; Permeability; Planar deformation features; Sandstone

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY;

DEFORMATION BAND; DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS; JOINT SPACING; MECHANICAL STRATIGRAPHY; PLANAR DEFORMATION; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTARY LAYERS; STRUCTURAL FEATURE;

DEFORMATION;

DEFORMATION; JOINT; PERMEABILITY; SANDSTONE; SHEAR ZONE; SPACING;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 0037236806     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756802007082     Document Type: Article

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