Faults with asymmetric damage zones in sandstone, Valley of Fire State Park, southern Nevada

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 983-988

  Flodin, Eric ^a   Aydin, Atilla ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric damage zone; Aztec sandstone; Faults; Sheared joint; Slip surface

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE ZONES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SANDSTONE; SEISMOLOGY; SHEARING; SURFACE PHENOMENA; ZONING;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULTING; JOINT; SANDSTONE; SHEAR; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK;

EID: 1142264649     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2003.07.009     Document Type: Article

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