Hinge-parallel fluid flow in fold-thrust belts: How widespread?

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 301-309

  Sibson, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Directional permeability; Fluid flow; Fold thrust belts

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 31744442796     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(05)80048-3     Document Type: Article

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