Late Paleozoic strike-slip faults and related vein arrays of Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 456-473

  Swanson, Mark T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault growth; Quartz veins; Strike slip faults

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SHEAR ZONE-PARALLEL; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

CREEP; GEOLOGIC MODELS; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

PALEOZOIC; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

CAPE ELIZABETH; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EQUISETUM;

EID: 33644829387     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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