Origin of fault domains and fault-domain boundaries (transfer zones and accommodation zones) in extensional provinces: Result of random nucleation and self-organized fault growth

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 910-925

  Schlische, Roy W ^a   Withjack, Martha Oliver ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental modeling; Extension; Fault growth; Normal faults; Transfer zones accommodation zones

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL MODELING; EXTENSION; FAULT GROWTH; NORMAL FAULTS; TRANSFER ZONES/ACCOMMODATION ZONES;

CLAY MINERALS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIP-SLIP FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT PROPAGATION; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; GROWTH FAULT; NORMAL FAULT; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBLIQUE FAULT; SELF ORGANIZATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TRANSFER ZONE;

EID: 69949084379     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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