Ductile strain effects in the analysis of seismic interpretations of normal fault systems

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 99, Issue , 1996, Pages 27-40

  Walsh, J ^a   Watterson, J ^a   Childs, C ^a   Nicol, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0344353775     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.099.01.04     Document Type: Article

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