The control of coal bed decollement-relate slickensides on roof falls in North American Late Paleozoic coal basins

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-195

  Phillipson, S E ^a  

^a Mine Safety and Health Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Alleghanian orogeny; Bedding plane fault; Decollement; Roof fall; Slickensides

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; HEALTH; TECTONICS;

BEDDING PLANE FAULTS;

COAL MINES;

ALLEGHANIAN; BEDDING PLANE; COAL SEAM; FAULTING; GROUND CONDITIONS; PALEOZOIC; SLICKENSIDE; TECTONICS;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0037326035     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(02)00196-9     Document Type: Article

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