A review of joints (cleats) in British Carboniferous coals: Indicators of palaeostress orientation

Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-30

  Rippon, John H ^a   Ellison, R A ^b   Gayer, R A ^c  

^a British Geological Survey ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH; COAL; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT ZONE; PALEOSTRESS; STRESS FIELD; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; KENT; SOUTH WALES; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745620768     PISSN: 00440604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/pygs.56.1.15     Document Type: Review

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