Relationship between the fractal dimension anisotropy of the spatial faults distribution and the paleostress fields on a Variscan granitic massif (Central Spain): The F-parameter

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 663-677

  Perez Lopez R ^a   Paredes, C ^b   Munoz Martin A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; F parameter; Fractal; Spanish Central System; Stress tensor

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION MODELS; FRACTAL DIMENSIONS; SPATIAL FAULTS; STRESS RATIO;

ANISOTROPY; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; TENSORS;

FRACTALS;

FAULT; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRESS FIELD; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SISTEMA CENTRAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 16244369445     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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