The growth of normal faults by segment linkage

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 99, Issue , 1996, Pages 163-177

  Cartwright, Joseph A ^a   Mansfield, Chris ^a   Trudgill, Bruce ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 33744988670     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.099.01.13     Document Type: Article

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