Petrofabric-derived seismic properties of a mylonitic quartz simple shear zone: Implications for seismic reflection profiling

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 240, Issue , 2005, Pages 75-94

  Lloyd, G E ^a   Kendall, J M ^a  

^a School of Earth Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIATION; MYLONITE; QUARTZ; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SURVEY; SHEAR ZONE;

EID: 14344262299     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.240.01.07     Document Type: Article

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