Rock control of faulting: A case study from the Icelandic rift zone

Journal of Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 449-470

  Tentler, Tatiana ^a   Temperley, Stephen ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; FAULTING; FRACTURE; LAVA; RIFT ZONE; ROCK; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

EID: 33746389194     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504179     Document Type: Article

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