Normal fault terminations in limestones from the SE-Basin (France): Implications for fluid flow

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 299, Issue , 2008, Pages 123-138

  Micarelli, L ^a,b   Benedicto, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b BEICIP FRANLAB   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULT ZONE; FLUID FLOW; LIMESTONE; NORMAL FAULT; SLIP RATE; TITHONIAN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 50949099607     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP299.8     Document Type: Article

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