Analogue (plaster) modelling and synthetic seismic representation of hangingwall fault blocks above ramp-flat ramp extensional faults

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Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-41

  Lindanger, R ^a,b   Oygaren M ^a   Gabrielsen, R H ^a   Mjelde, R ^a   Randen, T ^c   Tjostheim B A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Norske Shell   (Norway)

^c British Geological Survey   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; HANGING WALL;

EID: 28844460056     PISSN: 02635046     EISSN: 13652397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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