The mechanics of a magma chamber-fault system in trans-tension with application to Coso

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1971-1983

  Simakin, Alexander G ^a   Ghassemi, Ahmad ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coso; Inclusion; Magma chamber; Stepover; Strain weakening; Thermally activated viscosity; Transtension; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

MAGMA CHAMBER; STRAIN WEAKENING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT SYSTEM; TRANSTENSION;

EARTHQUAKES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TECTONICS; VISCOELASTICITY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

MAGMA CHAMBER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR STRESS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRANSTENSION; VISCOELASTICITY;

CALIFORNIA; COSO GEOTHERMAL FIELD; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36649001778     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.08.009     Document Type: Article

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