Discrete-element modelling of extensional fault-propagation folding above rigid basement fault blocks

Basin Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 467-488

  Finch, Emma ^a   Hardy, Stuart ^b   Gawthorpe, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; FAULT PROPAGATION; NORMAL FAULT; OVERBURDEN;

EID: 11044226492     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2004.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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