Scaling and paleodepth of compaction bands, Nevada and Utah

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Schultz, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPRESSION; DEFORMATION; HOST ROCK; POWER LAW; SANDSTONE; THRUST FAULT;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH; VALLEY OF FIRE;

EID: 67649840442     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008jb005876     Document Type: Article

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