Using differential geometry to characterize and analyse the morphology of joints

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 231, Issue , 2004, Pages 153-182

  Pollard, D D ^a   Bergbauer, S ^a   Mynatt, I ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHERT; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; JOINT; MORPHOLOGY; SILTSTONE;

EID: 11144318698     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.231.01.10     Document Type: Article

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