A three-dimensional approach to fault seal analysis: Fault-block juxtaposition & argillaceous smear modelling

Basin Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-288

  Clarke, Stuart M ^a,b   Burley, Stuart D ^a,c   Williams, Graham D ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c BG India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT DISPLACEMENT; SEALING;

EID: 20844442313     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2005.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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