Orientations of the principal palaeostresses in the Western Bohemia seismoactive region and their comparison with the recent stresses

Journal of the Czech Geological Society

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 133-142

  Havíř, Josef ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Faults; Palaeostress analysis; Recent stress; Striae; Western Bohemia region

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; FAULT PLANE; FOCAL MECHANISM; MICROEARTHQUAKE; PALEOSTRESS;

BOHEMIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33745866649     PISSN: 12108197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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