Frictional-viscous flow, seismicity and the geology of weak faults: A review and future directions

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 299, Issue , 2008, Pages 151-173

  Imber, Jonathan ^a   Holdsworth, R E ^a   Smith, S A F ^a   Jefferies, S P ^a   Collettini, C ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EXHUMATION; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PROPAGATION; HEAT FLOW; PHYLLONITE; PORE PRESSURE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMICITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 50949121399     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP299.10     Document Type: Review

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