Construction and validation of extensional cross sections using lost area and strain, with application to the Rhine Graben

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 99, Issue , 1996, Pages 79-87

  Groshong Jr , Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 34247848630     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.099.01.07     Document Type: Article

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