Sesimological report on the 6 August 2007 Crandall canyon mine collapse in Utah

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 620-636

  Pechmann, James C ^a   Arabasz, Walter J ^a   Pankow, Kris L ^a   Burlacu, Relu ^a   McCarter, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 54049135287     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.79.5.620     Document Type: Article

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