Constraining the pattern of deformation associated with low-displacement faults in the cratonic regions: An example from the Precambrian province of Kerala, South India

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-41

  John, Biju ^a,b   Rajendran, C P ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Cataclasite; Craton; Earthquake; Faulting; Gouge; Kerala; Paleoseismicity; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

CATACLASITE; FAULT ZONE; GAUGE; PALEOSEISMICITY; QUATERNARY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 25844501492     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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