Fault spacing in the El Teniente Mine, central Chile: Evidence for nonfractal fault geometry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 13633-13653

  Brooks, Benjamin A ^a   Allmendinger, Richard W ^a   De La Barra, Iván Garrido ^b,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CODELCO Chile ^*  (Chile)

^c Phelps Dodge Exploration Company   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT SPACING; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; SHEAR ZONE;

CHILE, ANDES, EL TENIENTE MINE;

EID: 3743090461     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00800     Document Type: Article

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