Displacement loss on growth faults due to sediment compaction

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 394-405

  Taylor, Susanna K ^a   Nicol, Andrew ^a,b   Walsh, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Compaction; Displacement; Normal growth faults

Indexed keywords

NORMAL GROWTH FAULTS; SEDIMENT COMPACTION; TECTONIC DISPLACEMENTS;

CURVE FITTING; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

SEDIMENTS;

COMPACTION; DISPLACEMENT; FOOTWALL; GROWTH FAULT; HANGING WALL; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SHALE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 39149128739     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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