Relationships between faults, extension fractures and veins, and stress

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 622-632

  Blenkinsop, T G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic analysis; Extension fracture; Fault; Slip; Stress; Vein

Indexed keywords

EXTENSION FRACTURE; EXTENSION VEINS; HEALY THEORY FAULTING;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS;

TECTONICS;

FAULT SLIP; FAULTING; FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

EID: 41949140942     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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