Chaotic breccia along the Dent Fault, NW England: Implosion or collapse of a fault void?

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 431-446

  Woodcock, N H ^a   Omma, J E ^a   Dickson, J A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; FAULT ZONE; HANGING WALL; VOID;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646379603     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764905-067     Document Type: Article

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